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Bentley 4¼ Litre
(1936 - 1939)
Bentley 4 1/4 Litre,
1939, #B121MX, H.J. Mulliner fixed head coupé. H.J. Mulliner erected this one-off coupé
on a chassis from the 'fast' MX-series. (Photo courtesy of Lukas Hüni AG, CH)
From the Rolls-Royce
factory in Derby the second model to bear the Bentley label was the Bentley 4 1/4 Litre.
For an extra £ 50 a 4 1/4 litre engine was offered from March 1936 as an option in the
already well-received Bentley 3 1/2 Litre chassis. Within short
period sales of the 3 1/2 Litre declined and in fact the Bentley 4 1/4 Litre had become
its substitute. The MR and MX chassis series introduced in 1939 were the final development
of this model. Features like over-drive top gear as standard and improved White Metal
bearings made the car ideal, then and now, for unstressed long distance Continental
touring.
Technical Data:
6 cylinder in-line engine, cast iron cylinder block; bore x stroke 88.9 x 114.3 mm (3 1/2
in x 4 1/2 in), capacity 4,257 cc, cast iron detachable cylinder head, overhead valves,
aluminium alloy crankcase, single coil ignition, stand-by coil, 2 SU-carburettors; Borg
& Beck single dry plate clutch; 4-speed gearbox in unit with engine, synchromesh on
3rd and 4th gear (from 1939 overdrive gearbox with direct drive on 3rd and overdrive on
4th gear); hypoid bevel final drive; suspension by semi-elliptic springs front and rear;
4-wheel brakes servo-assisted; wheelbase 3,200.4 mm (126 in); tyre size 5.50 x 18 (from
1938 tyre size 6.50 x 17)
Bentley 4 1/4 Litre, 1937, #B129JY, Gurney Nutting 3-Position-Drophead Coupé. This
car's beautiful design has always been impressive but never more so than when starring as
James Bond's transport in "Never say Never again".
No. made:
1234 Bentley 4¼ Litre |