129 Bentley 4.25 litre (1937) ex Donald Campbell
Bentley 4.25 litre (1936-39) Engine 4257cc S6 OHV Production 1234
Registration Number DXU 2 (London C)
BENTLEY SET
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The second model introduced after the Rolls Royce takeover of Bentley Motors, the 4.25 litre was introduced in 1936, replacing the 3.5 litre (1933-37) with an extra 600cc and 16 bhp to counter the heavier bodies
Built as a Saloon, Drophead Coupe, Tourer and numerous Specials, Overdrive top gear from late 1938.
Sir Malcolm Cambell died at his home on New Years Eve 1948. He did not leave either the 1935 Bluebird LSR car or Bluebird K4 WSR boat in his will, instead they were to be sold off. He had set the Water Speed Record in K4 at 141.17mph just prior to WW2, and after the war he had replaced the originall V12 Rolls Royce engine with a De Havilland Goblin Turbo Jet, but had not made the craft any faster. After his death his son Donald bought K4 back and set about reversing the engine change with one of the original Rools Royce R type engines, he also changed the crafts name from Blue Bird to Bluebird (one word)
Donald Campbell bought this Bentley in February 1949 at which point it was Silver in colour having originally been finished in Black. At the time he gave his address as the Reigate Hill Hotel and it is beleived he lived there while Blubird K4 was undergoing alterations prior to his attempt on the World Water Speed Record at Coniston in August 1949. Campbell had owned many cars and kept the Bentley just over one year. Many of his vehicles were painted Blue and he had a personal St. Christophers medal made, which is still in position on the dashboard. The next owner cherished the car and kept it for 37 years when it was put into storage before purchase by the Museum. During its restoration it was repainted Bluebird Blue and appropriate Bluebird radiatro mascot was aquired and fitted
Thankyou for a massive 56,758,059 views
Shot 13.06.2016 at the Lakeland Motor Museum, Backbarrow, Cumbria REF 122-129
129 Bentley 4.25 litre (1937) ex Donald Campbell
Bentley 4.25 litre (1936-39) Engine 4257cc S6 OHV Production 1234
Registration Number DXU 2 (London C)
BENTLEY SET
www.flickr.com/photos/45676495@N05/sets/72157623759855498...
The second model introduced after the Rolls Royce takeover of Bentley Motors, the 4.25 litre was introduced in 1936, replacing the 3.5 litre (1933-37) with an extra 600cc and 16 bhp to counter the heavier bodies
Built as a Saloon, Drophead Coupe, Tourer and numerous Specials, Overdrive top gear from late 1938.
Sir Malcolm Cambell died at his home on New Years Eve 1948. He did not leave either the 1935 Bluebird LSR car or Bluebird K4 WSR boat in his will, instead they were to be sold off. He had set the Water Speed Record in K4 at 141.17mph just prior to WW2, and after the war he had replaced the originall V12 Rolls Royce engine with a De Havilland Goblin Turbo Jet, but had not made the craft any faster. After his death his son Donald bought K4 back and set about reversing the engine change with one of the original Rools Royce R type engines, he also changed the crafts name from Blue Bird to Bluebird (one word)
Donald Campbell bought this Bentley in February 1949 at which point it was Silver in colour having originally been finished in Black. At the time he gave his address as the Reigate Hill Hotel and it is beleived he lived there while Blubird K4 was undergoing alterations prior to his attempt on the World Water Speed Record at Coniston in August 1949. Campbell had owned many cars and kept the Bentley just over one year. Many of his vehicles were painted Blue and he had a personal St. Christophers medal made, which is still in position on the dashboard. The next owner cherished the car and kept it for 37 years when it was put into storage before purchase by the Museum. During its restoration it was repainted Bluebird Blue and appropriate Bluebird radiatro mascot was aquired and fitted
Thankyou for a massive 56,758,059 views
Shot 13.06.2016 at the Lakeland Motor Museum, Backbarrow, Cumbria REF 122-129