You take the low road, I'll take the high roadand we'll meet etc.

Two W.O.Bentley's

B45AE, 1934 Bentley 3 1/2 litre Saloon with division, for H.R.H. the Duke of Kent, as a personal car. The division made for very cramped rear quarters, but the royal duke ordered another car on the same lines B142HK in 1936 together with a Phantom III, also by Barker, also as a private car. The 3 1/2 litre was traded in and sold, while the division was at one time removed.

Barker Bentley 3.5 litres Saloon, 1934

It is the same car, in later life, when both the division as well as part of the wings had been rmoved by later owners.

Thank you !

1935 3-1/2 Litre (#B67DK) Barker foursome coupé, delivered new to Sir Frank Sanderson, Bt. who insisted on having a Rolls-Royce mascot

Survived for many years with John Donner, a RREC stalwart, who had a particular affection for the car as the original owner was his grandfather (or something like that).

This one is described as 4 1/4 Litre Sedanca-Coupé by Barker, 1937

A one-time owner of this car told me in the 1970s that the wing modifications were actually carried out by Barker (possibly Hooper by then) themselves.

Clive.

Well, one obviously had a man to do those sort of things, and then one might as well have a proper coachbuilder do it, eh?

Oh, I don't know - if one had to get one's motor second-hand from HRH I suppose one might have to get the tin-snips out for a bit of surgery. In fact, I think that the modifications are quite tasteful and so it is nice to think that the car is still "Barker". Overall I would say it is a very successful attempt at fitting a particular body style on to a smaller than might be expected chassis.

Clive.

B76AH Barker 'Saloon Cabriolet de Ville', but a Drop Head Coupé to you and me, body6818, delivered July 1934 to Philip Dunn. In safe Dutch hands for a great many years now.

1937 Bentley 4 1/4 Litre Barker Fix Head Coupé at the first Cartier Travel with Style Concours d'Elegance in 2008, Mumbai
Owned by the legendary beauty Gayatri Devi, the Maharani of Jaipur, but the cassis number is unknown

Barker Bentley 4 1/4 Litre Cabriolet, 1936

Barker Bentley 4 1/4 Litre Saloon, 1937

Barker Bentley 3.5 Litre Continental FHC, #B172AH

Barker Bentley 3.5 Litre DHC, 1935, #B168EF

for sale September 1955

October 1967