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1936 Bentley 4¼ Litre Park Ward Sports Saloon Project.

A complete, correct restoration project last used in the 1960s, and in storage since then. There is still a tax disc on the windscreen from 1969!. The car is a mixture of very rough in terms of body condition, and refurbished mechanically. The engine has benefitted from recent attention and runs well, road springs have been attended to, wheels are fresh, tyres are recent, the car has been partially rewired, and more besides has been completed. The car is drivable, sounds good, performs well,  and is overall very promising mechanically, but will certainly need attention before being put into use. The history file includes many invoices, a summary of the work done and parts supplied, together with a logbook from the 1960s. Although the Interior is perhaps better than might be expected, the original leather being surprisingly good, with correct instrumentation, etc, the steel body is very poor, significantly rusty, and needing lots of attention.  Under the bonnet, the engine bay is correct, the engine itself being the original fitted by the factory, and still retains twin original ignition coils, two-piece starting handle, and Dunlop jack in their clips. If restoring the body proves to be unjustified, then the future of this car may well be a re-bodying project, and we feel that the chassis is likely to be an excellent basis for this. Either way, a fascinating proposition, already nicely started, ready for a new owner to provide a new lease of life.

Chassis No. B153HM.

Reg No. DLA 377.

Price £32,500.

B153HMext5
B153HMint5
B153HMext1
B153HMbody2
B153HMdash2
B153HMboot1
B153HMeng3
B153HMext10
B153HMint8
B153HMext8
B153HMdash5
B153HMeng1
B153HMeng10
B153HMbody3
B153HMdet6
B153HMdet9
B153HMext2
B153HMdet5
B153HMint2
B153HMeng11
B153HMeng6
B153HMeng13
B153HMdash9
B153HMeng7
B153HMint7
B153HMext9
B153HMdash4
B153HMdet4
B153HMdet3
B153HMdet10
B153HMint4
B153HMext4
B153HMdet2
B153HMdash3
B153HMint3
B153HMdet1
B153HMext5 B153HMint5 B153HMext1 B153HMbody2 B153HMdash2 B153HMboot1 B153HMeng3 B153HMext10 B153HMint8 B153HMext8 B153HMdash5 B153HMeng1 B153HMeng10 B153HMbody3 B153HMdet6 B153HMdet9 B153HMext2 B153HMdet5 B153HMint2 B153HMeng11 B153HMeng6 B153HMeng13 B153HMdash9 B153HMeng7 B153HMint7 B153HMext9 B153HMdash4 B153HMdet4 B153HMdet3 B153HMdet10 B153HMint4 B153HMext4 B153HMdet2 B153HMdash3 B153HMint3 B153HMdet1

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Worsted Mills & Shipyards

Joseph Hartley Robinson (1877/1947) was the MD of C. Robinson & Co Ltd, worsted & woollen manufacturers Batley. The company was started by his father Charles circa 1880 alongside James Ingham Nussey & Josias Hancock.  The partnership was dissolved in 1892 but the firm continued with Charles Robinson & James Nussey taking over Victoria Mills & Park Lane Mills.  When Joseph died in 1947 he left an estate of some £136,000 but he had omitted to leave a will!  The chassis cards show that in 1951 B153HM was with Richard Dunston (There are two Richard Dunston but we think this was Snr) who was Chairman of the shipbuilders Richard Dunston (Hessle) Ltd which was started by his grandfather after whom he was named.  Thomas Dunston took over the shipyard in 1902 but he died just 8 years later which is when Richard Jr took over the concern, he was just 20 years old and it must have been quite a challenge.  In 1958 Richard died whilst out walking on Manton Common and his son Richard (known as Michael) took over the company.  The vessels produced by Dunston’s included tugs, barges, Nile steamers, MoD craft and in 1966 the training ship SS Winston Churchill.  During WWII Dunston’s tugs were used to tow the Mulberry Harbours into place on the Normandy beaches, the company laid claim to employing the first women welders!!