The Bentley 3-Litre, chassis number 110, spent the first part of its life racing at Brooklands, picking up a win in a 90mph Long Handicap recording two laps at 92.23mph. It also went on to claim a third-place finish at the 35th 100 mph Short Handicap in the hands of Captain Cecil Wingfield Twisleton-Wykeham Fiennes – relative of explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes and the actor, Ralph Fiennes.

“Very rarely do we find cars with such racing pedigree and over sixty years of continuous ownership,” comments James McWilliam, senior motorcar specialist, H&H Classics*. “From winning events at Brooklands, to eventually finding its way to an owner who has looked after ‘Wilfred’ for over sixty years, it’s a real delight to bring this car to auction.”

Only 1621 examples of the Bentley 3-Litre were built between 1921-1929. This one comes with a continuous vehicle history from new and has had numerous upgrades and restorations throughout its life – with period pictures showing chassis 110, christened ‘Wilfred’, running at Brooklands with a prominent side-exit exhaust and sans wings.