1929 Bentley Three-Liter Speed Tourer

Designed in 1919, first produced in 1921, and drawing on aero-engine technology, the 3-Liter Bentley is to many, the archetypal vintage sports car. Second, fourth and fifth in the 1922 Tourist Trophy against out-and-out racing cars, first at Le Mans in 1924 and again in 1927. The holder of 24-hour records at over 95 mph, the 3-Liter Bentley is truly a legend. It was built to be a comfortable, user-friendly, road-going sports car that could be raced; a formula that many manufacturers have since emulated but rarely improved.

Thc vehicle described here is the very last 3-Liter produced by the Old Company at Cricklewood. Factory records indicate that it was built to order on a special Short Speed Model 4½-litre chassis, a truly unique and much sought after example. Completed in May, 1929, DN1741 was shipped to Wylders of Kew and fitted with the attractive and desirable fabric-covered, barrel sided open sports touring body which it still wears.

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