Bentley 3.5-Litre (1934)

SALE AGREED

An excellent example, which over the last year has received attention which includes a full repaint, and now looking resplendent in Brewster Green, with particularly appealing deep red leather interior, new matching hood bag, and a new hood in brown mohair. The chrome is also excellent, including the correct Lucas P100 headlamps, 'Alto' horns and 'Gothic' tail lamp. The car is very sound, attractive, nicely finished and is excellent mechanically too, driving very well. From 1972 until 2016, the car was with one family, and following its recent refurbishment is a lovely, correct car, offered prepared and newly MoT tested. A wonderful car all round, desirable, handsome and ready to enjoy.

Chassis No. B39BN Reg. No. BGN 311 £137,500.

Snippets: Railways
The 1st owner of B39BN was Harold Luxford Quartermaine – his father was Charles Stephen Quartermaine (banker & broker) & his brother was to become Sir Allan Stephen Quartermaine (Civil Engineer). Harold only kept B39BN for a matter of months before he parted with the car to the firm of H G Nelson Ltd. In 1936 B39BN is shown as being in Hoylake with E. O. Sangster who it would seem would be Edmund Sangster who in 1925 had co-founded the firm of Vernons Pools with Vernon Sangster. Edmund Sangster lived at White Knowles on Meols Drive and Vernon Sangster was nearby at West Lodge also on Meols Drive. B39BN was only with the Sangsters for 4 years and in the spring of 1940 the new owner was Roland Godfrey Hornby whose father Frank was best known for his Hornby Train sets and the firm of Meccano. In 1910 (aged just 21) Roland joined his father in the business promoting the Hornby model trains throughout France & Germany. During WWI Roland served with the RFC and returned to the firm in peacetime. In 1934 Frank Hornby set up the world famous Dinky Toy company, after his death in 1936 Roland Hornby became head of the firm and in 1938 he launched the Hornby Dublo model railway system; Roland remained connected with the company until his death in 1965.

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