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14 March 2008
Two Years with Two Bentleys
The writer went to the 1926 show without a bias of any description but simply requiring a genuine sports car, which would have the wearing qualities of a staid tourer. The number of suitable vehicles, however, was soon narrowed down and a road test gave the decision in favour of the 3-litre Bentley… About this time, following their success at Le Mans, Bentleys put their famous 4 1/2-litre on the market, and having obtained such good service from the 3-litre we decided to sample one of the new models. A trial was followed by arranging a part exchange with Jack Withers, and we duly became the owner of a 4 1/2-litre, not without a tinge of regret at parting from our faithful first Bentley.
The writer went to the 1926 show without a bias of any description but simply requiring a genuine sports car, which would have the wearing qualities of a staid tourer. The number of suitable vehicles, however, was soon narrowed down and a road test gave the decision in favour of the 3-litre Bentley... About this time, following their success at Le Mans, Bentleys put their famous 4 1/2-litre on the market, and having obtained such good service from the 3-litre we decided to sample one of the new models. A trial was followed by arranging a part exchange with Jack Withers, and we duly became the owner of a 4 1/2-litre, not without a tinge of regret at parting from our faithful first Bentley. Continued...
