Sold: Jul 29, 2013

The following advertisement text by Stanley Mann was found on the Stanley Mann Racing website on Jul 29, 2013:

"1925 BENTLEY SPEED MODEL 3/4 ½ LTR LE MANS SHORT CHASSIS
Registration Number: PD 4405 Chassis Number: 839 Engine Number: LM1330

We are pleased to offer here this fabulous Le Mans Bentley with all work professionally done by top vintage Bentley restorers and boy do they know how to charge.

Fully rebuilt to concourse standards with an excellent pedigree.

Fresh trim and Paint, new tyres and wheels, fold flat screen, Le Mans tank and much more all perfect.

The engine is a top quality rebuild with phoenix crank and rods. If only all rebuilds were this good. A really cracking vintage Bentley.

All the bills, which can be viewed here at the Fruit Farm, confirm a massive amount of work taking just shy of 2 years to complete.

DETAILS FROM OWNER
W O Bentley registration PD4405 (original to car)
1925 3/4.5 ltr. Speed model. Chassis no. 839. Engine no. LM1330.
This is a later model big sump engine with the same configuration as the 4.5 litrs. And now fully uprated to 4.5 litrs.
This Bentley has been used and uprated over many decades in a quest for performance. Originally a four seat tourer by Vanden Plas, it was at some time fitted with a Corsica body which I had removed and a faithful reproduction of a short chassis 4.5 ltr. was made by Graham Moss with proper sprung front and rear seat bases, screen, body panels etc. An original bulkhead, bonnet sills etc. fitted and headlamp pillars to take 4.5 ltr. radiator (bonnet no. MR3394. The Bentley was trimmed by Alan Geater.
I purchased the car through the trade. It had just received a complete engine rebuild for the previous owner and apparently had competed two or three thousand miles since. This work was undertaken by Bentley specialist John Ambler including counterbalanced crankshaft, camshaft, rods, pistons, gears, rockers, valves and guides etc. I decided it should also have a modified ceramic seal type water pump from the BDC spares scheme.
The chassis was stripped to the bare metal for the comprehensive restoration by Clive Oliver. Copies of all invoices and CD of restoration are available. New MWS wheels and tyres, tank, shock absorbers, exhaust, wiring, electric fuel pump, battery etc. fitted.
Specification of PD 4405
‘A’ type gearbox no. 263. Borg and Beck type clutch (a fast gear change). The front axle is an original 4.5 ltr. axle no. XR3349 with self wrapping brakes. Back axle banjo casing is 3 ltr. no.354 and the differential nose piece is an original 4.5 ltr. no.NX3466. This was fully restored with new crown wheel and pinion ratio 3.33:1. New BDC 8 ltr. half shafts were fitted. Steering box no. 832 has been modified with 4.5 ltr. ratios.
The car is quick, sporty, comfortable, and very desirable. Records show that it has never been lost sight of and a list of owners is available.
COLOUR BRITISH RACING GREEN"

The following advertisement text by Stanley Mann was found on the Stanley Mann Racing website on Oct 29, 2012:

"1925 BENTLEY SPEED MODEL 4½ LTR LE MANS SHORT CHASSIS
Registration Number: PD 4405 Chassis Number: 839 Engine Number: LM 1330
Price: POA

WE ARE PLEASED TO OFFER HERE THIS FABULOUS LE MANS BENTLEY WITH ALL WORK PROFESSIONALLY DONE BY TOP VINTAGE BENTLEY RESTORERS.
FULLY REBUILT TO CONCOURSE STANDARDS WITH AN EXCELLENT PEDIGREE .
FRESH TRIM/PAINT
NEW TYRES AND WHEELS
FOLD FLAT SCREEN, LE MANS TANK, AND MUCH MUCH MORE, ALL PERFECT.
ENGINE IS A TOP QUALITY REBUILD WITH PHOENIX CRANK AND RODS
IF ONLY ALL REBUILDS WERE THIS GOOD. A REALLY CRACKING VINTAGE BENTLEY
ALL THE BILLS CAN BE VIEWED HERE AT THE FRUIT FARM WHICH CONFIRMS A MASSIVE AMOUNT OF WORK TAKING JUST SHY OF 2 YEARS TO COMPLETE."

This car is for sale as of Oct 29, 2012.

Rebodied ca 1936 with 2-seater coachwork by Corsica. Engine changed in about 1948 to LM1330. Acquired in the 1960s in England by Nils Magnus Hedborg, Örebro, Sweden. Run extensively. Later owned by his son Lars. Sold 2004 to Carl Malmaeus, Stockholm, Sweden. Restored by him. Engine then converted to 4½ litre.

Currently, the car is mostly in Skåne, the most southern part of Sweden.

839 advert in 1953 Motor sport

This photograph is probably from the late 1930s.

Chassis No. AP313 with ch 1238 (ARN 655), 839 (GSH 135) and PL3478.