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A drophead 3½ Litre was briefly featured as James Bond’s personal vehicle in the 1963 movie From Russia with Love.
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The 'Silent Sportscar' was launched in 1933, marking a new era for the company and was an immediate success.
The first of the 'Derby' built Bentleys, the 3½ Litre continued the marque's sporting history, but in a new manner even more refined than before. Even W.O. Bentley acknowledged that the 3½ litre was the finest ever to bear his name.
Based on an experimental Rolls-Royce project "Peregrine" which was to have had a supercharged 2¾ Litre engine, the 3½ Litre was finally fitted with a less adventurous engine developed from Rolls' straight 6 fitted to the Rolls-Royce 20/25.
A tireless long distance touring car, it had few peers and combined the traditional Rolls-Royce refinement with Bentley performance and handling. Park Ward's elegant Sports Saloon coachwork was by far the most popular choice for the 3½ model from a total production of 1,177 chassis between 1933 and 1936, with the remainder "dressed" by other coachbuilders like Barker, Freestone & Webb, Gurney Nutting, Hooper, Mann Egerton, Mulliner.
The Derby-built Bentley is an altogether different animal from its vintage counterpart. The Rolls-Royce influence brought a certain refinement to the brand, which provided a template for the next 80 years of Bentley Motor Cars of fast, yet elegant saloons and coupes.
A drophead 3½ Litre was briefly featured as James Bond’s personal vehicle in the 1963 movie From Russia with Love.
This car has covered 68,184 miles (approx. 109,732 km).
