1938 Bentley 4 1/4 Litre

-Dark Blue over Tan Leather with Tan Carpeting, 4.25-Liter inline 6 Cylinder engine, 4-Speed Manual Gearbox, Known History from new. Bentley Motor Cars delivered this chassis to Park Ward & Company on November 11, 1937 with completion on February 1, 1938, as confirmed by Rolls-Royce documentation. First registration was February 18, 1938. The 1st owner was Cecil Thomas Lyles, a scion of the Lyles Yarn & Mill. Then chassis cards show that in 1939 the car is registered to John Raymond Sutcliffe of Pyenot House in Lightcliffe who was also a 3rd generation woolen manufacturer (perhaps the families knew each other?). The Bentley remained in North England until 1967 when it founds its way to a dealer in Sevenoaks and soon after was acquired by Yvette & Jacques Kupelian, authors & publishers of automobile and motorcycle brands such as Audi-Auto-Union, Mercedes-Benz, Minerva and the Belgium motorcycle industry. Jacques and Yvette Kuplian purchased this Bentley in England in May 1969 from a gentleman by the name of Peter Blair Richley in Ashford (Kent). Mr. Richley took out a provisional insurance policy Benelux valid for 10 days and delivered the car to on May 25, 1969. According to the Registration Book which still accompanies the vehicle, he is the fourth owner. Once the customs clearance procedures were completed, the Bentley received a Belgian registration in the name of Jacques Kuplian. The Belgian registration-number plate CAK 820 which it would wear for the next 52 years. Used regularly by The Kuplians, it was purchased by its most recent collector owner in 2023 and imported to the United States. Just recently, this Bentley was traded to Autosport Designs, Inc. in a multi-car transaction towards a vintage Aston Martin from our inventory. Having had a recent fresh servicing, this Bentley presents in an appealingly correct condition, sound and well cared for with confident road manners as one would expect from a proper 1938 Bentley such as this. It is properly equipped with Lucas R100 headlights, appropriate center lamp and Alto horns. Comes complete with large history file, copies of original build sheets, UK Logbook, spare parts, extra set of tires, Jack, Spare wheel and Hand crank.