Bentley Specials

<p>On the 30th November 2023 I came across this Barnfind Bentley R type in the Bentley Drivers club advertiser. the current owners father had purchased this car in 1976 after the head gasket went whilst it was being driven along the M1, the then owner left it with the recovery garage as payment for the&hellip; <br /> <a class="read-more" href="https://barnfindspecialist.co.uk/barnfind-bentley-rtype-saloon-1954">Read more</a></p>

<p>This absolutely fantastic little Bentley was built by Bentley drivers club member Chris Leyshon &#8211; James I met Chris inadvertently after posting about my thoughts of the Bentley Drivers club forum on the Bentley Drivers club forum. I thought the forum needed to be updated and modernised, it is slow and difficult to navigate, hard&hellip; <br /> <a class="read-more" href="https://barnfindspecialist.co.uk/baby-bentley-pedal-car-display-thing-of-beauty">Read more</a></p>

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<p>On 14th May 2012 was contacted by Harold Wilson in Wales (not that Harold Wilson) but a lovely gentleman with a collection of vintage and classic cars scattered everywhere. he contacted me through an advert where I was looking for vintage Bentley parts. after a long chat on the phone about his collection it was&hellip; <br /> <a class="read-more" href="https://barnfindspecialist.co.uk/rolls-royce-20-25-barnfind-harold-wilson-2009">Read more</a></p>

<p>This is a bit of a long story but bear with me, I hope I don’t bore you to death. on Tuesday 26th October I was called by friend and fellow BDC member Rob Warrington, he called to see if Magda and I were going to the Midland region Birthday lunch at the Grand hotel&hellip; <br /> <a class="read-more" href="https://barnfindspecialist.co.uk/bentley-mk6-barnfind-rolls-royce-20-25-tourer">Read more</a></p>

<p>This engine block is from our 1931 4 litre Bentley, the vehicle was in Canada for most of her life, I suspect the massive crack was caused whilst she was unloved in the 1950s which was around the last time she was on the road. normally this kind of damage to an engine block would&hellip; <br /> <a class="read-more" href="https://barnfindspecialist.co.uk/the-toolroom-in-conjunction-with-barnfindspecialist">Read more</a></p>

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<p>01/04/222 George and I got the straps and equipment we needed for loading up the Bentley S2, we also hooked up the Brian James trailer to the Mercedes’ sprinter truck and set off for Yeovil. on arrival at Piper Trimmers in Goodwood lane we were met by Larry Piper, offered coffee as we waited for&hellip; <br /> <a class="read-more" href="https://barnfindspecialist.co.uk/ford-cortina-gt-1966-restoration-project-for-sale">Read more</a></p>

<p>whilst scanning the Bentley Drivers Club Advertiser I came across this amazing advert. This car was purchased by the vendors grandfather in the 60’s and used regularly in their home town of Oakville Ontario. at some stage she developed an overheating issue so was pulled into the garage and stripped for diagnosis, which turned out&hellip; <br /> <a class="read-more" href="https://barnfindspecialist.co.uk/bentley-4-litre-1931-vdp-tourer-garage-find">Read more</a></p>

<p>this picture was taken in Essex At the home of the late Alan Browne, Alan was a proper old school car dealer from London and East anglia, When we met I hadn’t two pennies to rub together, the truck we are sitting on I bought with a blown engine and spent my time and money&hellip; <br /> <a class="read-more" href="https://barnfindspecialist.co.uk/my-predictions-for-the-vintage-and-classic-car-scene-in-the-coming-10-15-years">Read more</a></p>

<p>I was contacted by the late owners son on 09/04/21 asking if we would be interested in his late fathers Derby Bentley. well of course me having a prewar Bentley fetish I couldn’t resist a viewing. so today Saturday 17/04/21 the day of Prince Philips funeral Tom and I woke early filled the old VW&hellip; <br /> <a class="read-more" href="https://barnfindspecialist.co.uk/1934-derby-bentley-3-5-litre-thrupp-and-maberly-barnfind">Read more</a></p>

<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Fresh in is this amazing project car, she comes with many important parts to help the build. There are some rare parts included In this package and many new parts too. i will update this listing over the weekend (06/02/21-07/02/21) with a list of what is included. as said this&hellip; <br /> <a class="read-more" href="https://barnfindspecialist.co.uk/vintage-bentley-project">Read more</a></p>

<p>Whilst on our bi annual visit to Beaulieu in 2010 (I think) I came across this mould for a four seater tourer. it wasn’t well shown and had many parts to classic cars placed on it, however I could see it resembled a Lemans style body, I made an enquiry to the seller who said&hellip; <br /> <a class="read-more" href="https://barnfindspecialist.co.uk/harry-rose-4-seater-tourer-derby-bentley-body-tub">Read more</a></p>

<p>I was told about this vehicle several months ago when a friend of mine was at the premises of the late David Nudd purchasing some stone garden furniture, however sadly I was too late to be able to have a deal with the late owners son in law because a well known auction house had&hellip; <br /> <a class="read-more" href="https://barnfindspecialist.co.uk/rolls-royce-20-25-special-1933">Read more</a></p>

<p>On 30/09/20 I was contacted by a lady who had advertised this Derby Bentley for her mother and late father. I made an appointment to view the following day at 1:00pm. The vehicle was based a few short miles from my door. &nbsp; The following day I set off to meet the ladies and the&hellip; <br /> <a class="read-more" href="https://barnfindspecialist.co.uk/derby-bentley-mr-4-1-4-vdp-tourer">Read more</a></p>

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<p>&nbsp; I have this evening (12/03/20) I have been offered a 3 litre kit of parts, quite a comprehensive list of parts included in this kit and mostly original. the kit comprises of the following new Peter Butler chassis new David Wilson crossmembers 3 litre Bulkhead front axle new stub axles set of road springs&hellip; <br /> <a class="read-more" href="https://barnfindspecialist.co.uk/3-litre-vintage-bentley-project-arriving-shortly">Read more</a></p>

<p>New tooling purchased today</p>

<p>I have decided that I should be building an EV to conform to the current emissions and global warming requirements. I have in our stores a Mk6 chassis and will be starting this build in the coming weeks. We will be building the motorcar as a two seater special based very  closely on the Famous&hellip; <br /> <a class="read-more" href="https://barnfindspecialist.co.uk/ev-bentley-mk6-two-seater-special-electric-vehicle">Read more</a></p>