The Bentley 3.5 Litre was presented to the public in September 1933. The Bentley 3.5 Litre was the first new Bentley model since Rolls Royce took over the company in 1931. These Bentley models are also known as "Derby Bentley's" this because they were built in the Rolls Royce factory located in Derby, England.
The Bentley 3.5 Litre was the result of the Rolls Royce project "Peregrine" which was aimed at developing an automobile on a shorter chassis. The car was projected below the Rolls Royce 20/25 en the Rolls Royce Phantom. The Bentley 3.5 Litre was going to be a competitor for the Alvis Speed 20 and the
Lagonda M45.

The Bentley 3.5 Litre was available from the factory as rolling chassis or with several standard bodywork variant. The factory bodywork models were made by Park Ward and the model program consisted of a saloon, a streamline saloon and a drophead coupe.
The rolling chassis which left the factory were "dressed" by other well known coachwork builders like H.J. Mulliner, Trupp & Maberly, James Young, H.R. Owen, Gurney Nutting, William Arnold, Kellner (Paris) and the Swiss coachwork builder Graber.
The steel chassis was produced using nickel steel. The chassis was designed with a "double-dropped" layout to gain vertical space for the axles and to keep the cars profile low. The chassis was constructed with six cross members and no diagonal cross bracing. The strong chassis was very light in comparison to the chassis built by the contemporary competitors.
The Bentley 3.5 Litre six cylinder in-line engine was a further development of the Rolls Royce 20/25 engine. The 3.5 Litre however was far more powerful... The engine was given a larger cylinder capacity, higher compression, a sharper (sporty) camshaft profile and two S.U. carburettors.

Because of the high power potential of the new 3.5 litre engine some standard high quality Rolls Royce parts were considered inferior by the engineers. They stated that the critical parts had to be of ultimate quality for use in this engine...
Building a sportive Bentley with a lower price tag than a Rolls Royce became more and more an impossible goal to aim for.
Engineer in charge of the project, Mr. Hives, wrote in a memo addressed to the staff of the company; "Our recommendation is that we should make the car as good as we know how and then charge accordingly".
No need to say more...

Technical data

Six cylinder engine with overhead valves
and a crankshaft with seven bearings
Cylinder capacity: 3669 cc.
Carburettors: 2 x S.U., 1 3/8 inch
Capacity: 114 bpk. at 4500 tpm.
Top-speed: approx. 150 km/h.
Gearbox: Four speed manual, 3th. and 4th. gear
synchronised.
Weight (chassis): 1140 kg.

Information

Bentley 3.5 Litre special, year 1934. Colour black with a green leather interior. Black wire wheels. This magnificent Bentley special was built by a British specialist and the automobile is in very good to excellent condition. This is a fantastic special with astonishing appearance in design, details and patina. Specials like this one are seldom on offer. The aluminium two seater bodywork features masculine lines, a spacious interior and an enormous boot. The mighty 3.5 Litre six cylinder in-line engine delivers loads of torque and the engine sound is fantastic. This Bentley special drives, handles, steers, shifts and brakes perfect. The gearbox is fitted with an overdrive unit for high speed cruising. Experience this fabulous
'black beauty' in our showroom.

This classic car was sold to the Netherlands
by Altena Classic Service.

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