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1935 BENTLEY 3 LITRE Car
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Exclusive and sporting by nature, the Derby Bentleys were often the property of the social and economic elite. The great majority of the 3 ½ and 4 ¼ series cars were bodied by Park Ward, while comparably few were exported to mainland Europe to be bodied by Europe’s foremost artesian craftsmen. This particular example is one such example having been bodied by Kellner of Paris by the order of the King of Spain, reportedly for his sweetheart at the time, Madame Marceau who was a Paris resident.
Chassis number B174DG was guaranteed by the factory on 25th July 1935 prior to being dispatched to France for bodying by Kellner. Operating out of showrooms on the Champs-Elysées, Kellner specialized in coachwork for the most important auto manufactures of the era, most notably Hispano-Suiza and Bentley. Kellner’s first motor coach was fitted in 1910, but carriage bodies were produced by the firm as far back as 1861. During The Great War, the firm had been involved in the construction of the SPAD fighter plane, one of the Allies’ most effective combat aircraft. Also of note, Kellner bodied the 5th of the original 6 Bugatti Royales. This elegant, one-off three window coupe features enclosed fenders, an attractive low roofline with equally short windscreen, and a seductively sloping tail section..
Preis 335,500 Euro