H&H announce Calendar of Classic Motorcar & Motorcycle Auctions for 2022 - Consignments are now open
Image: 1929 Bentley Speed Six Vanden Plas-style Tourer consigned into the first Classic Auction of 2022
Registration No: UU 5911
Chassis No: BA2587
MOT: Exempt
One of just 182 6.5 Litre cars completed to Speed Six specification
Supplied new to E. Taylor Esq and first issued with the London registration number 'UU 5911' in June 1929
Entrusted to renowned marque specialist R.C. Moss for maintenance and improvement work during the current nineteen-year ownership
Much enjoyed on the 2005 Rallye des Alpes, 2006 Bentley Tour of Aquitaine and Bordeaux, 2007 The Jewel that is Jordan III, 2008 Eighth Autumn Ramble, 2009 Ninth Autumn Ramble and 2010 Summer Saunter to Ireland etc
Beginning life as a HJ Mulliner bodied saloon on the 11ft 6in wheelbase, chassis BA2587 was extensively restored during the 1990s / early 2000s
The engine is stamped with the number BA2589S which suggests that it is a factory Service replacement unit
The front axle is from a Bentley 4.5 Litre model
Auction of Classic Cars - Wed, 16th Mar 2022 13:00 - Imperial War Museum, Duxford
Auction of Classic Bikes - Wed, 6th Apr 2022 13:00 - National Motorcycle Museum, Solihull
Auction of Classic Cars - Wed, 27th Apr 2022 13:00 - Pavilion Gardens, Buxton
