Erdmann & Rossi – Bentley 4 ¼ ltr. convertible (1938)
For sale is the reconstruction of this beautiful Bentley 4 ¼ ltr. convertible with a coachwork by Erdmann & Rossi. The original car was first presented at the Berlin International Motor Show. The coachwork embodied all typical Erdmann & Rossi features: “floating” lines, elaborate metal processing, and minimum clearance.
For many years, the vehicle shown here belonged to Victor Louis, a well-known Soviet journalist and presumed spy with excellent contacts to the Russian secret service KGB. In his Datcha in Bakovka near Moscow, Louis resided like a gentleman. He owned several vintage automobiles.
At the beginning of the 1980s, the car was carefully restored in its original colour green. It burnt almost completely in 1984, when a wooden garage erected by Louis went up in flames.
One of our licensees will reconstruct this vehicle for you true to the original on a historic chassis, and with a historic engine, as a world-wide one-off. We will be pleased to assist you in the acquisition of the chassis.
| Chassis | Bentley Motors Ltd., Derby |
| Body | Erdmann & Rossi, Berlin |
| Design | Convertible |
| Type code | 4 1/4 Litre |
| Year of construction | 1938 |
| Constructio period for type | 1936 – 1939 |
| Length / width / heigt | 4470 mm / 1750 mm / 1610 mm |
| Weight unladen | 3,637 lbs |
| Engine / type | 6 cylinder in-line engine |
| Power | 129 HP / 3,800 rpm |
| Known vehicles | Individual piece in this design |
