A finely detailed 1:24 scale model of 'YW 2557' the 1928/29 Le Mans Bentley 'Bobtail' 4½ Litre Works car, by Tony Dennis, 1980s
Chichester, 14 September
Lot sold
USD 1 360 - 2 040
GBP 1 000 - 1 500 (listed)
Estimate
USD 1 360 - 2 040
GBP 1 000 - 1 500 (listed)
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TypeToys & Games
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Description
A finely detailed 1:24 scale model of 'YW 2557' the 1928/29 Le Mans Bentley 'Bobtail' 4½ Litre Works car, by Tony Dennis, 1980s, specially commissioned and based on a Wills Finecast white metal model, with various scratch-built modifications, including removable bonnet showing detailed engine, cloth-covered Vanden Plas coachwork, drivers compartment and upholstery, 'YW 2557' number-plates, and other race equipment to replicate the famed 'Bentley Boys' Works car, finished in British Racing Green, measuring 18cm long, mounted on a mirrored wooden display base.

Bonhams 1793
101 New Bond Street
London
W1S 1SR
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