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10 March 2008
Appeal of the 4½ Litre Bentley
The present Bentley description deals with a 4 1/2-litre owned by J. Northway, at Bristol. He still has the car, up on blocks for the rest of the war. As usual, modifications have been made, the engine having been expertly rebuilt not long before the war, and fitted with special pistons, plus tuning. It seems to have had as a result useful extra performance over an ordinary 4 1/2. The production car, nicely run-in, was good for about 92 m.p.h., but this example, the owner tells us, could get within sight of the 100 on a recalibrated speedometer. Again as usual, he would like to know more than he does at present of its past history.
The present Bentley description deals with a 4 1/2-litre owned by J. Northway, at Bristol. He still has the car, up on blocks for the rest of the war. As usual, modifications have been made, the engine having been expertly rebuilt not long before the war, and fitted with special pistons, plus tuning. It seems to have had as a result useful extra performance over an ordinary 4 1/2. The production car, nicely run-in, was good for about 92 m.p.h., but this example, the owner tells us, could get within sight of the 100 on a recalibrated speedometer. Again as usual, he would like to know more than he does at present of its past history. Continued...
