Author Topic: SOLVED: WTH # 118 - 1931 Bentley 4 1/2 Litre fitted with a Triumph Flow Free body (Walter Belgrove design) in 1936 (Read 1739 times)

sixtee5cuda · « **on:** October 12, 2012, 01:00:46 PM »

For one point, specify the year, make, model, and designer of this interesting coupe

Bill Murray · « **Reply #1 on:** October 12, 2012, 04:58:00 PM »

Bentley chassis???

sixtee5cuda · « **Reply #2 on:** October 14, 2012, 04:17:20 PM »

Yes, it is a Bentley chassis.

Bill Murray · « **Reply #3 on:** October 16, 2012, 06:46:38 AM »

Just to keep going, a Speed Six??

sixtee5cuda · « **Reply #4 on:** October 16, 2012, 08:55:41 AM »

Slightly newer than a Speed Six

sixtee5cuda · « **Reply #5 on:** October 21, 2012, 10:30:42 PM »

Time for Experts to tell me about this interesting old car

Up!

RayTheRat · « **Reply #6 on:** October 21, 2012, 11:56:19 PM »

1935 Bentley 3½L Sportsman's Coupe by Bertelli?

sixtee5cuda · « **Reply #7 on:** October 22, 2012, 08:27:00 AM »

Chassis is older than 1935, not a 3 1/2 litre, and not by Bertelli.

The body was created in 1935.

mekubb · « **Reply #8 on:** October 26, 2012, 05:23:07 PM »

1935 Bentley 4,5 litre Airline ?

D-type · « **Reply #9 on:** October 26, 2012, 06:02:09 PM »

Is the chassis a 'Derby' Bentley 4 ¹/₄

And the body by Vandenplas

sixtee5cuda · « **Reply #10 on:** October 26, 2012, 07:08:22 PM »

3.5
4.25
4.5

Airline
Bertelli
Vandenplas

Trommel · « **Reply #11 on:** October 27, 2012, 10:10:42 AM »

It's a 1931 4 1/2 Litre, chassis no. XT3630, shown with a Triumph Flow Free body fitted in 1936 by Coopers of Putney. Predictably since re-bodied as a VdP replica tourer.

sixtee5cuda · « **Reply #12 on:** October 27, 2012, 10:38:29 AM »

Trommel has the correct answer, and earns the point.

My source of the puzzle image was incorrect, as it is a 4 1/2 litre chassis.

Oops. Missed a part. Body was designed by Walter Belgrove.

barrett · « **Reply #13 on:** October 28, 2012, 08:51:14 AM »

Quote from: Trommel on October 27, 2012, 10:10:42 AM

Predictably since re-bodied as a VdP replica tourer.

What a shame, the Flow-Free Triumph bodies are one of my favourite designs of the era and it looked fantastic on the Bentley chassis

sixtee5cuda · « **Reply #14 on:** October 28, 2012, 10:39:19 AM »

The Flow Free body was stretched and extended in various ways, to fit the Bentley chassis. After the body was removed...
It was placed on a Triumph chassis and restored to original condition. Among the small number of Flow Free bodies made, at least this one still exists.