Istorie
Bentleys of this era are known as Derby Bentleys because they were built in the Rolls-
Royce factory located in Derby, England.
In the movie Never Say Never Again (1983), James Bond (played by Sean Connery) drove
a similar Bentley model.
Full description
Beginning in March, 1936, a 4¼ Liter version of the car was offered as replacement for the 3½ Liter, in order to offset the increasing weight of coachwork and maintain the car’s sporting image in the face of stiff competition. The engine was bored to 3½ in (88.9 mm) for a total of 4.3 L (4257cc/259 in³). From 1938 the MR and MX series cars featured Marles steering and an overdrive gearbox. The model was replaced in 1939 by the MK V, but some cars were still finished and delivered during 1940-1941. 1234 4¼ Liters cars were built, with Park Ward remaining the most popular coachbuilder. Many cars were bodied in steel rather than the previous, more expensive, aluminum over ash frame construction From the outset, the car was intended to compete on quality and grace rather than sporting reputation which had been the cornerstone of the pre-1931 Bentley Company. The cars retained the famous curved radiator shape based on earlier Bentley models, but in all meaningful respects they were clearly Rolls-Royces. W.O. Bentley himself was reported as saying that he would “rather own this Bentley than any other car produced under that name.“ The car’s unique blend of style and grace proved popular with the inter- war elite and it was advertised under the legend the silent sports car. Over 70% of the cars built between 1933 and 1939 were said to have still been in existence 70 years later. In the movie Never Say Never Again (1983), James Bond (played by Sean Connery) drove a similar Bentley model. This car has 60,731 miles on board.
