Bentley Speed Six 1929 - Chassis LB2328
Retromobile, February 2020

Found on Thiesen Automobile website on January 10, 2020

1929 Bentley 6½ Litre
- Matching-numbers
- International Rallye-History
- Clare Hay Report

Colour: Racing Green
Interior: Dark green
Type: Roadster
Gearbox: Manual shift
Drive: Right
Location: Berlin
Price: on request (Sales tax not specified)

Between 1928 and 1930, only 182 chassis were produced with the Speed ​​Six engine!

The Bentley 6.5 liter was produced as a "rolling chassis" from 1926. The high-performance variant "Speed ​​Six" only from 1928. The Bentley 6.5 Speed ​​Six won the Le Mans 24 Hours twice.

This Bentley Speed ​​Six was delivered on February 28, 1929 with a Victor Broom Weyman Saloon body in London Today this Bentley has only seven owners! In the 1960s, the Speed ​​Six was given a body in Le Mans style . The car is very well known in the Bentley scene and has participated in numerous renowned events, including Pebble Beach, Goodwood and Le Mans. Engine, transmission and chassis are"matching numbers"!

The Bentley 6.5 liter were produced from 1926 as a "rolling chassis". The High Performance variant "Speed ​​Six" only from 1928. The Bentley 6.5 Speed ​​Six won twice the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

This Bentley Speed ​​Six was delivered on 02/28/1929 with a Victor Broom Weyman Saloon body in London. Until today it just had seven previous owners!

In the 60's the Speed ​​Six got a body in the Le Mans style. The car is well known in the Bentley scene and has participated in numerous prestigious events like Pebble Beach, Goodwood and Le Mans. Engine, transmission and chassis are "matching numbers"!

This rare Speed ​​6 took part in the following major events since 1980.

2x South Africa trips, Rally New Zealand, Rallye Canada, Pebble Beach, Mille Miglia, Goodwood Gentlemen Drivers Trophy, Eifelrennen Nürburgring, Oldtimer Grand Prix Nürburgring, Britain by Bentley, Ireland Tour , Oldtimer Grand Prix Monaco, Silverstone, Le Mans and other local events in Europe like: Transapenninica, Tuscany, Schloss Dyck, Nuvolari GP and Scandinavia Tour.

This car is for sale as of January 10, 2020

Photographs were taken during Mille Miglia, 2006. (Photographs by Peter Singhof)

Owner: Lamprecht Machnik as of 2006

"Top of any vintage Bentley aficionados shopping list is the Speed Six.

With a short production run of just two years and scoring victories in major events of that period the up rated sports 6½ litre is justifiable proud as WO Bentley's best.

With less than half of the original product still about finding a good one becomes a bit of an exercise.

This 1929 Speed Six is the classic.

In 1929 the bonnet line is some 2 inches lower than on the 1930 model and gives the car a much better look than the later model.

The Speed Six that raced were also low line cars similar to this one.

All the parts on this car are as it had when leaving the factory in 1929 but the body is later this a VDP Le Mans style put on by Elmdown Vintage some 30 years ago.

Mechanically, she's in great shape benefiting from a complete engine rebuild which included Phoenix crank and rods. This work was done by leading Bentley restorers, NDR racing of Watford in 1999."

Chassis no: LB2328
Registration No: UL 3190
Coachbuilder: Victor Broom