4 LITRE SPARES PAGE
THE TIME HAS COME WHEN REGRETFULLY I WILL HAVE TO DISPERSE MY COLLECTION OF 4 LITRE SPARES.
THE PROBLEM IS THAT AFTER AROUND 20 YEARS OF PRESERVING THIS RELATIVELY UNKNOWN PART OF BENTLEY HISTORY, DUE TO MY ADVANCING YEARS, I CAN NO LONGER CONTINUE WITH THIS EXCITING BUT LITTLE KNOWN PROJECT AND HOPE THAT A YOUNGER GENERATION OF BENTLEY ENTHUSIASTS WILL CONTINUE THE WORK BEFORE IT`S TOO LATE!
THE PROBLEM IS THAT AFTER AROUND 20 YEARS OF PRESERVING THIS RELATIVELY UNKNOWN PART OF BENTLEY HISTORY, DUE TO MY ADVANCING YEARS, I CAN NO LONGER CONTINUE WITH THIS EXCITING BUT LITTLE KNOWN PROJECT AND HOPE THAT A YOUNGER GENERATION OF BENTLEY ENTHUSIASTS WILL CONTINUE THE WORK BEFORE IT`S TOO LATE!
I WILL START BELOW TO LIST THE SPARES THAT ARE AVAILABLE. MOST OF THE SPARES ARE STORED AT MY FRENCH HOUSE BUT I WON`T BE GOING THERE UNTIL THE SPRING SO THAT DELIVERY CANNOT BE MADE BEFORE THEN, UNLESS THERE IS AN URGENT ORDER WHEN SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS WILL HAVE TO BE MADE.
PRICES WILL DEPEND ON THE AMOUNT OF SPARES THAT ARE REQUIRED. PLEASE NOTE THAT I WILL NOT SELL PARTS FROM AN ENGINE THAT CAN BE REBUILT BUT AM WILLING TO SELL INDIVIDUAL PARTS THAT ARE DUPLICATED. I WOULD LIKE TO SELL THE COLLECTION AS A WHOLE BUT AM OPEN TO OTHER OFFERS.
THE ENGINES
ABOVE, THE LAST PRODUCTION 4 LITRE ENGINE THAT I SHOE HORNED INTO A 3 LITRE BENTLEY CHASSIS
THE GYPSY`S WARNING AND HOW TO PREPARE FOR A LACK OF 4 LITRE SPARES IN THE FUTURE.
THIS COULD HAPPEN TO YOUR CAR
IF YOU DRIVE YOUR CAR DAILY AND IN THE DARK, THEN THIS DAMAGE COULD OCCUR. HAPPILY THERE WERE NO FATALITIES BUT THE POOR OLD BENT HAS SUFFERED TRAUMATIC INJURIES THAT COULD KEEP IT OFF THE ROAD FOR A LONG LONG TIME. TOO MANY VINTAGE CARS ARE DRIVEN ON THE ROAD WITH INADEQUATE LIGHTING THAT ARE A LIABILITY BECAUSE THE MYOPIC DRIVERS OF MODERN CARS DRIVE WITH THEIR HEADLIGHTS SET TOO HIGH. |
OVER THE YEARS I`VE TRIED TO RAISE THE PROFILE OF THE 4 LITRE ENGINE BY WRITING ARTICLES FOR THE BENTLEY DRIVERS CLUB AND TALKING TO COMPANIES SUCH AS RICARDO BUT THIS HAS NOT REALLY BEEN SUCCESSFUL! THE IMPORTANT THING TO REMEMBER IS THAT THERE ARE ABSOLUTELY NO SPARES AVAILABLE FOR THE 4 LITRE ENGINE, EITHER THROUGH THE BENTLEY DRIVERS CLUB, OR ANY OTHER PRIVATE OR PUBLIC SOURCES.
I STRONGLY ADVISE ANY 4 LITRE BENTLEY OWNER TO CONSIDER BUYING A SPARE ENGINE OR A BASIC KIT OF ENGINE CASTINGS IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO KEEP YOUR CAR IN RUNNING CONDITION IN THE YEARS AHEAD.
THE REASON BEING THAT IF THERE IS A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE IN YOUR ENGINE DAMAGING ONE OF THE CASTINGS BEYOND REPAIR, THERE ARE NO SPARES AVAILABLE AND NO HELP EITHER!
I STRONGLY ADVISE ANY 4 LITRE BENTLEY OWNER TO CONSIDER BUYING A SPARE ENGINE OR A BASIC KIT OF ENGINE CASTINGS IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO KEEP YOUR CAR IN RUNNING CONDITION IN THE YEARS AHEAD.
THE REASON BEING THAT IF THERE IS A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE IN YOUR ENGINE DAMAGING ONE OF THE CASTINGS BEYOND REPAIR, THERE ARE NO SPARES AVAILABLE AND NO HELP EITHER!
SO BE PREPARED! THE 4 LITRE SPARES THAT ARE ON SALE ON THIS BLOG ARE PROBABLY THE VERY LAST LARGE TREASURE TROVE THAT WILL EVER BE AVAILABLE! THINK ABOUT IT AND ACT ON IT WHILE YOU CAN!
PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE ARE NO BOSCH STARTER MOTORS AVAILABLE, THIS IS BECAUSE THEY HAVE BEEN POPULAR REPLACEMENTS FOR THE AWFUL SMITHS STARTERS THAT WERE FITTED TO THE 3,4.5 & 6.5 LITRE CARS. ALSO, THAT NONE OF THE 4 LITRE ENGINE COMPONENTS ARE INTERCHANGEABLE WITH THE OTHER VINTAGE BENTLEY ENGINES, EXCEPT FOR SOME INTERNAL PLATE CLUTCH COMPONENTS!
THERE ARE SEVERAL ENGINE OPTIONS AVAILABLE:
ABOVE PHOTOS SHOWING A REPRESENTATIVE VIEW OF THE COMPONENTS FOR ONE ENGINE. THEY HAVE BEEN DISMANTLED FOR CLOSE INSPECTION SO THAT IT CAN BE DETERMINED THAT THEY ARE SUITABLE FOR RE USE.
PLEASE ASK IF LIST OF PARTS OR ADDITIONAL PHOTOS ARE REQUIRED.
PLEASE ASK IF LIST OF PARTS OR ADDITIONAL PHOTOS ARE REQUIRED.
SORRY BUT THESE 4 LITRE SPARES HAVE BEEN SOLD TO A SINGLE PURCHASER WHO IS KEEN TO CARRY ON THE WORK THAT I STARTED ALL THOSE YEARS AGO MORE LATER.