1922 Bentley 3 Litre - Chassis 35

 

One of the first hundred W.O. Bentley cars, Chassis No. 35 (on left) was owned by W. B. Dredge. Alongside is the Speed Six, originally the property of the late Duke of Kent.

 

 

 

Chassis no. 35 was sold new to a certain Mr H. Baldwin of Reigate, Surrey, in the form of a four-seater coupé by Wilton Carriage Co. The copy of the original invoice shows that this Bentley was delivered new as a short chassis Speed Model.

 

In 1925, records show that the brake pads were changed and the brake pedal lever arm extended to improve braking power. At the start of the 1960s the coachwork was replaced with a more contemporary body, attributed to Harrison, making it a very good-looking four-seater tourer with two windscreens - folding at the front and removable at the rear. It then became the property of a respected member of the Bentley Drivers Club, George Strathdee.

 

Chassis no. 35 (in foreground) when owned by George Strathdee (and Currie Henderson's black Bentley on left). — Bentley Drivers Club Review, October 1963.