1938 Bentley 4.25 Litre High Vision Coupe by H.J. Mulliner

1938 Bentley 4.25 Litre High Vision Coupe by H.J. Mulliner

Bentley Motors was purchased by Rolls-Royce in 1931. One of the first of the Bentley vehicles produced after this merge was the 1933 3.5 Liter, a vehicle similar to the Rolls Royce 20/25. Bentley automobiles personified racing and the 3.5 Liter vehicle followed this tradition. It had a more powerful engine than its 20/25 counterpart. This had been achieved by adding a second carburetor and modification of the compression ratio.

Rolls Royce introduced the 25/30 in 1936 and Bentley introduced its counterpart, the 4.25 Liter. The Bentley featured 2 SU carburetors and a naturally aspirated straight-six engine producing 125 horsepower. It could achieve sixty mph in around fourteen seconds with the top speed just below 100 mph. The front-engine designed was matted to a four-speed manual gearbox and drove the rear wheels. Production lasted from 1936 through 1939 during which over 1240 examples were produced. This was the most vehicles of a single series Bentley had ever produced up to this time.

All 4.25 Litre Bentleys were coachbuilt and this one features a two-door “high vision” body from H.J. Mulliner.

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