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1936 BENTLEY 4¼ LITRE SPORTS SALOON COACHWORK BY PARK WARD Chassis No. B56GA Engine No. U9BM Registration No. AUE 282 (UK) Light blue with dark blue wings and blue leather upholstery Engine: six cylinder, overhead valve, 4,257cc., 125bhp at 4,500rpm; Gearbox: four-speed manual; Suspension: semi-elliptic leaf springs front and rear; Brakes: four wheel drum. Right hand drive. In 1933 the first new Bentley 'Silent Sports Car' was introduced with the 3½ litre, twin carburetor engine based on the Rolls-Royce 20/25 model. This unit incorporated a different cylinder head, camshaft and had a higher compression ratio. They were built at the Derby factory and thus became affectionately known as Derby Bentleys. By 1936 a revised 4¼ litre model was launched alongside the similar engined 25/30 Rolls-Royce, but the Bentley retained twin SU carburetors and had a higher compression ratio. Like its Rolls-Royce counterpart, the Bentley attracted the best of the coachbuilders' art - most designs were crafted by Park Ward and Vanden Plas. Delivered new in 1936, this example of the sports saloon has Park Ward coachwork; according to the chassis listings B56GA was built in April 1936 and was one of a pair of Park Ward saloon Bentleys delivered to the Rollason family. The other car carried chassis number B54GA. Apparently Mr. N. Rollason kept the Bentley until 1955 when it was sold to a Mr. Leslie Cooper and he in turn sold it shortly thereafter to a Mr. Hunt. By 1959 it had changed hands again, now owned by a Mr. Frederick Tansley of Staffordshire and he kept it for seven years before selling it to Mr. R. Garlick who shipped it to South Africa. The Garlick family used the car until 1980 when they sold it to Mr. R. Hathaway who enjoyed using it on Bentley events until he passed away in 1991. The current owner purchased it from his Estate in 1997 and has subsequently used the car on a weekly basis for both general shopping trips and old car runs. We are told that it has covered 204,677 miles, is registered for everyday use and has never failed to start! The present owner has a slightly earlier pre-war car, so the Bentley is effectively surplus to requirement and is thus now offered for sale. It has a current Republic of South Africa registration certificate, tools, mechanics and electrics manuals, parts manuals and some minor spares. WITHOUT RESERVE