1926 Bentley 6 1/2-Litre

VIN: TB2542

$177,953

Sold

Seller details

  • Auction

    Brooks

  • Location

    Nurburgring, GE

  • Event date

    Aug 7, 1999

  • Lot

    168

Vehicle specs

  • Chassis/VIN

    TB2542

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  • Body style

    Drophead Coupe

  • Transmission type

    Standard

  • Horsepower

    147

  • Interior Color

    Claret Red leather, Black top

  • Exterior Color

    Olive, Garnet Blue fenders

Vehicle details

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Equipment

RHD. Grebel head lamps, spotlight, dual sidemounts. Handome origil body on one of only 11 short chassis 6 1 2s built. Well restored some time ago and showing careful use and maintence since. No Reserve.

Market commentary

Reported sold by Christies in Geneva May 98 for $365,160. A particularly handsome and unusual 6 1 2 in a sea of faux Vanden Plas tourers, its hard to see how it wasnt very well bought at this price, a hammer price 27% under Brooks low estimate.

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