Bentley 3/8 Special

We completely built this vintage Bentley’s aluminium body, bonnet and wings for a client of McKenzie Guppy’s back in the early 1990’s, one of a number of projects we have worked together on over the years. Now of course we share the same workspace with McKenzie Guppy and still continue to work closely on a wide variety of jobs to this day.
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  • New aluminium body for Bentley 3/8 Special, unpainted
  • New aluminium body and rear wing for Bentley 3/8 Special, unpainted
  • New painted aluminium body and cockpit area for Bentley 3/8 Special
  • Finished Bentley 3/8 Special in workshop
  • Finished Bentley 3/8 Special in workshop, without bonnet
  • Finished Bentley 3/8 Special in workshop, offside front
  • Finished Bentley 3/8 Special, offside front
  • Finished Bentley 3/8 Special in workshop, rear
  • Finished Bentley 3/8 Special engine built by McKenzie Guppy
  • Finished Bentley 3/8 Special, nearside
  • Finished Bentley 3/8 Special, bonnet offside
  • Finished Bentley 3/8 Special, offside rear and wing
  • Finished Bentley 3/8 Special being loaded, nearside
  • Finished Bentley 3/8 Special being loaded, bonnet offside
  • Finished Bentley 3/8 Special being loaded, rear

Bentley 420BHP 3/8 Special

This John Guppy built car was unique hybrid brute. We built the bonnet, under-tray, wings and aluminium body over the frame manufactured in Sweden for it’s Swedish owner. The inspection lid in the scuttle was an unusual, but a great idea because it gave good access to the back of the dash and wiring.
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  • Bentley 420BHP 3/8 Special body frame in built Sweden, offside
  • Bentley 420BHP 3/8 Special body frame in built Sweden, offside front
  • Bentley 420BHP 3/8 Special body frame in built Sweden, rear
  • Bentley 420BHP 3/8 Special aluminium body being panelled, offside
  • Bentley 420BHP 3/8 Special aluminium body being panelled, nearside
  • Bentley 420BHP 3/8 Special with the completed aluminium body, nearside
  • Bentley 420BHP 3/8 Special with the completed aluminium body, rear
  • Bentley 420BHP 3/8 Special with the completed aluminium body and trimmed seats
  • Bentley 420BHP 3/8 Special 'Restoring a classic creation' Bournemouth Daily Echo article by Chris Adamson Friday June 9th 2000
  • Bentley 420BHP 3/8 Special 'Restoring a classic creation' Bournemouth Daily Echo article by Chris Adamson Friday June 9th 2000, text close up

Bentley 3 Litre

This job also required a new timber frame, although we do do some small timber work ourselves such as the deck boards this frame was built by a carpenter in our old workshop, then we took it from there. All trimming by Ian Best, Tarrant Valley Trimming.

  • Bentley 3 Litre ash timber frame during construction, nearside front
  • Bentley 3 Litre ash timber frame during construction, offside
  • Bentley 3 Litre ash timber frame during construction, offside rear
  • Bentley 3 Litre ash timber frame during construction
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  • New Bentley 3 Litre timber frame brackets, complete set
  • New Bentley 3 Litre timber frame brackets, complete set, 1/2
  • New Bentley 3 Litre timber frame brackets, complete set, 2/2
  • New Bentley 3 Litre nearside/rear timber frame bracket during construction
  • New Bentley 3 Litre offside/rear timber frame bracket during construction
  • New Bentley 3 Litre timber work for frame bracket
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  • Bentley 3 Litre body work in aluminium, nearside front
  • Bentley 3 Litre body work in aluminium, offside front
  • Bentley 3 Litre body work in aluminium, rear
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  • Finished Bentley 3 Litre body work, nearside
  • Finished Bentley 3 Litre body work, nearside top
  • Finished Bentley 3 Litre body work, drivers side front
  • Finished Bentley 3 Litre body work, rear
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  • Finished Bentley 3 Litre with new fabric covered body and bonnet, nearside front Trimming by Ian Best, Tarrant Valley Trimming
  • Finished Bentley 3 Litre with new fabric covered body and bonnet, nearside Trimming by Ian Best, Tarrant Valley Trimming
  • Finished Bentley 3 Litre with new fabric covered body and bonnet, nearside rear Trimming by Ian Best, Tarrant Valley Trimming
  • Finished Bentley 3 Litre with new fabric covered body and bonnet, offside front Trimming by Ian Best, Tarrant Valley Trimming
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  • A new pair of Bentley 3 Litre seats
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  • New Bentley 3 Litre timber engine deck board, nearside front close up
  • New Bentley 3 Litre timber engine deck board, offside close up
  • New Bentley 3 Litre timber engine deck board, offside middle section close up
  • A new set of Bentley 3 Litre timber engine deck boards
  • A new set of Bentley 3 Litre timber engine deck boards, underside

1924 Bentley 3/8 Twin Turbo

A 1924 Bentley 3/8 Twin Turbo were we produced the front valance, wings, bonnet, louvres and the aluminium turbo manifolds which are quite a distinctive feature of the car. You can also see more high quality photos of this car and the work we undertook plus a video with Jay Leno on Jay Leno’s Garage website, the owner of this car. Trimming by Ian Best of Tarrant Valley Trimming.
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  • A new aluminium 1924 Bentley 3/8 Twin Turbo front valance
  • A 1924 Bentley 3/8 Twin Turbo with my custom twin turbo manifolds
  • A 1924 Bentley 3/8 Twin Turbo with my custom twin turbo manifolds, nearside
  • A 1924 Bentley 3/8 Twin Turbo with my custom twin turbo manifolds, offside
  • A 1924 Bentley 3/8 Twin Turbo with my custom twin turbo manifolds and other panelling, offside
  • A 1924 Bentley 3/8 Twin Turbo with my custom twin turbo manifolds and other panelling, front
  • A 1924 Bentley 3/8 Twin Turbo with my custom twin turbo manifolds and other panelling, rear
  • A 1924 Bentley 3/8 Twin Turbo with my custom twin turbo manifolds, fabric cockpit
  • A 1924 Bentley 3/8 Twin Turbo with my custom twin turbo manifolds, fabric cockpit offside
  • A 1924 Bentley 3/8 Twin Turbo with my custom twin turbo manifolds, fabric cockpit and tonneau
  • A 1924 Bentley 3/8 Twin Turbo with my custom twin turbo manifolds and other panelling, offside front
  • A 1924 Bentley 3/8 Twin Turbo with my custom twin turbo manifolds and other panelling, nearside rear
  • A 1924 Bentley 3/8 Twin Turbo with my custom twin turbo manifolds and other panelling, front close up
  • A 1924 Bentley 3/8 Twin Turbo with my custom twin turbo manifolds and other panelling

1935 Bentley Thrupp Maberly Darby Drop Head Coupe

With this new build we produced all the pannelling you can see in the photos baring the lower bonnet sides. The timber frame was made by David Partridge who has kindly allowed us to use some of his photos.

  • 1935 Bentley Thrupp Maberly Darby drop head coupe with new timberwork by David Partridge
  • 1935 Bentley Thrupp Maberly Darby drop head coupe with new timberwork by David Partridge leaving his workshop
  • 1935 Bentley Thrupp Maberly Darby drop head coupe rear aluminium panel during early construction
  • A new aluminium 1935 Bentley Thrupp Maberly Darby drop head coupe offside during construction
  • A new aluminium 1935 Bentley Thrupp Maberly Darby drop head coupe nearside during construction
  • A new aluminium 1935 Bentley Thrupp Maberly Darby drop head coupe front during construction
  • A new aluminium 1935 Bentley Thrupp Maberly Darby drop head coupe doorskin in construction
  • A new aluminium 1935 Bentley Thrupp Maberly Darby drop head coupe offside front wing on car
  • A new aluminium 1935 Bentley Thrupp Maberly Darby drop head coupe offside front wing with bonnet side
  • A new aluminium 1935 Bentley Thrupp Maberly Darby drop head coupe offside front wing
  • New pinned aluminium panelling on a 1935 Bentley Thrupp Maberly Darby drop head coupe
  • A newly aluminium panelled 1935 Bentley Thrupp Maberly Darby drop head coupe rear, close up
  • A newly panelled aluminium 1935 Bentley Thrupp Maberly Darby drop head coupe rear
  • A newly panelled aluminium 1935 Bentley Thrupp Maberly Darby drop head coupe lower offside rear wing
  • New aluminium 1935 Bentley Thrupp Maberly Darby drop head coupe front wings being fitted
  • New 1935 Bentley Thrupp Maberly Darby drop head coupe bodywork, front
  • New 1935 Bentley Thrupp Maberly Darby drop head coupe bodywork, offside rear
  • New 1935 Bentley Thrupp Maberly Darby drop head coupe bodywork, nearside
  • New 1935 Bentley Thrupp Maberly Darby drop head coupe bodywork, nearside rear
  • 1935 Bentley Thrupp Maberly Darby drop head coupe with new bodywork, painted

Bentley James Young Saloon Bonnet

Another McKenzie Guppy client required special modifications to this James Young Bentley saloon bonnet. We developed a mechanisum to open and close a set of louvres. A special louvre tool was also enginnered.

  • James Young Bentley saloon offside bonnet with new louvres
  • Both James Young Bentley saloon bonnet sides with new louvres
  • Both James Young Bentley saloon bonnet sides with new louvres, underside
  • James Young Bentley saloon bonnet louvre mechanism, closed, underside
  • James Young Bentley saloon bonnet louvre mechanism, open, underside
  • James Young Bentley saloon bonnet louvre spring mechanism, underside
  • James Young Bentley saloon bonnet louvre mechanism, underside side view
  • James Young Bentley saloon bonnet mechanism, louvre closed
  • James Young Bentley saloon bonnet mechanism, louvre open

Extra Large Bentley Speed Six Stainless Steel Fuel Tank

McKenzie Guppy asked us to make a stainless steel fuel tank for their big Bentley Speed Six build. Not a standard size, the client wanted a bigger tank so we had to add volumn to the original design wherever we could. Capacity was added to the top and inner sections under the rear chassis cross-member on both sides.

  • Extra large Bentley Speed Six stainless steel fuel tank rolled panel section
  • Extra large Bentley Speed Six stainless steel fuel tank panel sections
  • Extra large Bentley Speed Six stainless steel fuel tank end panel
  • Extra large Bentley Speed Six stainless steel fuel tank end panels with bar
  • Extra large Bentley Speed Six stainless steel fuel tank bar inserted into end panel
  • Extra large Bentley Speed Six stainless steel fuel tank during construction
  • Extra large Bentley Speed Six stainless steel fuel tank during construction, inside
  • Extra large Bentley Speed Six stainless steel fuel tank end panel during construction
  • Extra large Bentley Speed Six stainless steel fuel tank bottom roll during construction
  • Extra large Bentley Speed Six stainless steel fuel tank during construction in car
  • Extra large Bentley Speed Six stainless steel fuel tank during construction in car, rear
  • Extra large Bentley Speed Six stainless steel fuel tank during construction in car, offside top
  • Extra large Bentley Speed Six stainless steel fuel tank during construction in car, rear low
  • Extra large Bentley Speed Six stainless steel fuel tank during construction in car with chassis
  • Extra large Bentley Speed Six stainless steel fuel tank during construction in car, chassis
  • Extra large Bentley Speed Six stainless steel fuel tank during construction in car, offside
  • Extra large Bentley Speed Six stainless steel fuel tank during construction in car, offside top
  • Extra large Bentley Speed Six stainless steel fuel tank during construction in car, nearside top
  • Extra large Bentley Speed Six stainless steel fuel tank during construction in car, inside showing baffles close up
  • Extra large Bentley Speed Six stainless steel fuel tank during construction in car, inside showing baffles
  • Extra large Bentley Speed Six stainless steel fuel tank during construction in car, nearside
  • Extra large Bentley Speed Six stainless steel fuel tank during construction in car, rear low roll
  • Extra large Bentley Speed Six stainless steel fuel tank during construction full with aluminium anti surge filler, top
  • Extra large Bentley Speed Six stainless steel fuel tank during construction full with aluminium anti surge filler
  • Extra large Bentley Speed Six stainless steel fuel tank during construction full with aluminium anti surge filler, side
  • Extra large Bentley Speed Six stainless steel fuel tank during construction, final fit in car, nearside
  • Extra large Bentley Speed Six stainless steel fuel tank during construction, final fit in car, offside
  • Extra large Bentley Speed Six stainless steel fuel tank during construction, final fit in car, rear
  • Extra large Bentley Speed Six stainless steel fuel tank, finished and painted, nearside bottom
  • Extra large Bentley Speed Six stainless steel fuel tank, finished and painted, offside bottom
  • Extra large Bentley Speed Six stainless steel fuel tank, finished and painted, bottom
  • Extra large Bentley Speed Six stainless steel fuel tank in car, finished and painted, nearside top
  • Extra large Bentley Speed Six stainless steel fuel tank in car, finished and painted, offside top
  • Extra large Bentley Speed Six stainless steel fuel tank in car, finished and painted, rear
  • Extra large Bentley Speed Six stainless steel fuel tank in car, finished and painted, rear with chassis
  • Extra large Bentley Speed Six stainless steel fuel tank in car, finished and painted, offside
  • Extra large Bentley Speed Six stainless steel fuel tank in car, finished and painted, nearside rear
  • Extra large Bentley Speed Six stainless steel fuel tank in car, finished and painted, rear view being loaded
  • Extra large Bentley Speed Six stainless steel fuel tank in car, finished and painted, rear, loaded

Bentley Speed Six Aluminium Exhaust Cladding

Newly fabricated aluminium exhaust and silencer box cladding for McKenzies’s WO Bentley Speed Six build. Due to the tight fit and positioning the cladding required various concave recesses, but all in all it still ended up looking good in that neat brushed aluminium finish.

  • Mounted WO Bentley exhaust before cladding
  • Rolled aluminium sheet cut into sections ready to be shaped into the cladding
  • Aluminium exhaust pipe cladding sections, in two halves during construction
  • Recesses within new aluminium exhaust cladding being made
  • New aluminium exhaust cladding for a WO Bentley Speed Six in construction
  • Aluminium silencer box cladding in construction
  • Aluminium silencer box cladding end in construction
  • Newly constructed aluminium silencer box cladding after welding for a Bentley Speed Six
  • Newly constructed aluminium silencer box cladding after welding for a WO Bentley Speed Six
  • New aluminium exhaust cladding for a WO Bentley Speed Six being papered up
  • New aluminium exhaust cladding for a WO Bentley Speed Six being papered up, centre section
  • Close up of our brushed finished aluminium cladding
  • Close up of our brushed finished aluminium exhaust cladding on the centre section
  • Fixing point recess within aluminium exhaust cladding for a WO Bentley Speed Six
  • Centre fixing point recess within aluminium exhaust cladding for a WO Bentley Speed Six
  • Close up of the papered up silencer box end cladding
  • Weld line along the aluminium silencer box cladding
  • Finished recesses within new aluminium exhaust cladding
  • Detailed aluminium cladding around exhaust bracketry
  • New WO Bentley Speed Six exhaust and silencer aluminium claddings, top side
  • New WO Bentley Speed Six exhaust and silencer aluminium claddings
  • New WO Bentley Speed Six exhaust pipe and silencer aluminium claddings
  • New aluminium exhaust cladding for a WO Bentley Speed Six
  • New aluminium exhaust pipe cladding for a WO Bentley Speed Six
  • New aluminium exhaust cladding with recesses for a WO Bentley Speed Six
  • New aluminium exhaust cladding for a WO Bentley Speed Six, top weld edge
  • New aluminium exhaust cladding for a WO Bentley Speed Six, showing a subtle concave dimple
  • New aluminium exhaust cladding's top weld edge for a WO Bentley Speed Six
  • Finished WO Bentley exhaust with new aluminium cladding mounted on car, mid section close up
  • Finished WO Bentley exhaust with new aluminium cladding mounted on car, mid section
  • Finished WO Bentley exhaust with new aluminium cladding mounted on car, mid section close up offside
  • Finished WO Bentley exhaust with new aluminium cladding mounted on car, rear end
  • Finished WO Bentley exhaust silencer with new aluminium cladding mounted on car
  • Finished WO Bentley exhaust with new aluminium cladding mounted on car, offside

Bentley S3

Both these Bentley S3’s needed extensive bodywork repairs. There was plenty of leadwork and panelling repairs particularly on the light silver car. McKenzie Guppy had taken on the job but later drafted me in to complete the bodywork because at that time they had a huge influx of work. This customer has these vehicles regularly serviced at McKenzie’s so from time to time we still see them – for more photos see the Hawthorns Wedding Cars site.

  • A dark silver Bentley S3
  • A light silver Bentley S3
  • Both Hawthorns Wedding Cars Bentley S3's

Bentley Speed Six Mudguard Wings

A set pair of steel mudguard wings, infact we still have the buck for these. One of many dozons of wing sets we’ve manufactured over the years. You can also see these wings on the home page/logo of McKenzie Guppy Ltd

  • Bentley Speed Six Mudguard Wing in construction on buck
  • New Bentley Speed Six Mudguard Wing
  • New Bentley Speed Six Mudguard Wing showing swage, front
  • New Bentley Speed Six Mudguard Wing showing swage, rear

Bentley Seats

These are two examples of seats and seat backs we have fabricated in the past

  • A new pair of hinged backs for seats for a vintage Bentley
  • A new hinged seat back for a vintage Bentley
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  • A pair of new seats for a vintage Bentley

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