22 May 2015
The car belonged to John Gull, the father of a very good friend of mine, for many years. I see from other contributors that they have additional photographs of the car and if they would care to write to me at my email address or post copies of the photographs on the website, that would be much appreciated.

This will enable me to present a really great picture of the history of the car to my friend.

— Garth Matthews


May 25, 2015
Hello Garth,

Thank you for your email. The objective of our web site it to load up each chassis page with all the information and photos our readers can contribute. We do not reject anything sent to us so what you see is all there are. Is your friend Dick Freemantle who sent a photo of his father's car, which is chassis RT1539? He said he had more photos but never sent them. If Dick Freemantle is not your good friend, does he have any photos or information that he can scan so we can make the chassis RT1539 more complete?

— Robert McLellan

May 25, 2015
Hello Robert
Thank you in turn for your email. Dick Freemantle is in fact the son of the house, where John Gull the Bentley owner was renting a room.
My friend is in turn the son of John Gull. Hope that this info gives you a clear picture of who is who.

As soon as time permits I will let my friend know all about the great work you are doing. If he does have any extra pictures of YO 5573 (chassis RT1539) I am sure he will be only too pleased to send them to you.

— Garth Matthews

"In the early 1950s a flat in our house was let to a man called John Gull, a designer at DeHavilland Aircraft. He owned YO 5573 — resplendent in BRG. I have happy memories of riding in her as a small boy — and still have a photograph of the car taken in St Albans in (I think) 1951... The car was known as "Jane" at that time."

"My father owned the car circa 1935(?). Here with my mother in the passenger seat, I have other pictures if you require them."