50 production Bentley4 1/2 liter supercharged sports cars were built at the beginning of the 1930s on the initiative of Sir Henry "Tim" Birkin in order to be able to compete at Le Mans with a competitive vehicle.
Just three of these cars received a so-called "Le Mans Specification" chassis, one of which will be auctioned by Bonhams at the Quail Lodge event on August 17, 2013.
The car came to America early on and never left the States. In 1938, the car was reworked for the only time and was given a two-seater body in the Brooklands style. Charles R. J. Noble and his family owned the extraordinary Bentley for more than 55 years.
It will be interesting to see how high the bids for this example will go in August 2013.
The Quail Lodge auction will take place on August 17, 2013. Further information can be found on the Bonhams website.
