DOC9, 1937 Bentley – Royce V12 special at Classic Days 2014, Schloss Dyck, Germany
Bentley – Royce V12 special, year 1937. This Bentley special was based upon a 1937 ‘Derby’ Bentley chassis, chassis number B89JX. Derby Bentleys were built by Rolls – Royce since the Bentley take-over in 1931. This automobile is powered by a Rolls Royce motorcar engine; The Phantom III V12 with overhead valves and a cylinder capacity of 7340 cc, engine number P74X. The original British registration DOC9 is still present! This Bentley – Royce special was built by Englishman Bob Burrell in the 1960s. Burrell had a ‘Brooklands’ style body made to fit on the 1937 chassis. The Phantom V12 engine was given a ‘dry sump’ oil system, a compressor (blower), a high capacity cooling system and powerful Alfa Romeo 8C competition drum brakes. In the pointed tail a combined petrol / oil tank was fitted. Burrell entered the car for many races and events in Great Britain. He owned the car for over thirty years. The car was cherished by enthusiast owners over the last decades. The driving experience is ‘explosive’; power is instantly available, and it is hard to avoid wheel spin in all gears (!). This is a very fast Bentley special; the engine can rev up to about 4500 rpm and the soundtrack is incredible! The car is listed in many Bentley books.
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Location: Dyck Castle near Düsseldorf, North Rhine Westphalia, Germany, Europe
Photo credit: © eddie linssen / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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