It goes without saying that all vintage Bentley motorcars are exciting. The success of the 3 Litre, the 4.5 and the Speed Six at Le Mans and other international racing events during the 1920’s are part of motor racing folklore, with the louvres and leather belts over the bonnet, all adding to the glamour. Today the cars are still raced and rallied enthusiastically by collectors all over the world, supported by a thriving industry of engineers and parts manufacturers who probably provide a more complete and extensive support than that enjoyed by any other vintage marque.

Apart from the 3 Litre, the 4.5 Litre the 6.5 Litre (with the sports version—the Speed Six) the mighty 8 Litre was also produced. The latter was W.O.’s favourite, but the car that cemented Bentley's reputation for building unbeatable endurance racing cars was the Speed Six. Nobody who is lucky enough to drive one of these superb motorcars can fail to be impressed by the almost turbine like power and superb handling of this race bred machine. "There is no substitute for cubic inches", a dictum in which W.O. Bentley fervently believed.

Although made famous by racing success Bentley had to sell cars to keep afloat and many Speed Six cars were built as saloons and limousines, most of which have now been converted to the ubiquitous Le Mans Rep seen at so many events. Only 11 Speed Six cars were originally built with open coachwork (and three of those were team cars) and this is one of those cars. Not only is it rare but it has survived with all its original components. It's "matching numbers". The car itself has been the subject of a full ground up restoration with all the records and invoices in the huge file that accompanies the car. So to sum up the car represents that rare thing; an original matching numbers Speed Six with a full history that retains its original open coachwork.