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Rare 1936 Bentley discovered after sitting in storage for 50 years

  • A YouTuber discovered an old Bentley abandoned in a garage
  • The car hasn’t been used in at least 50 years
  • Only 2,400+ of these were made

Published on Oct 02, 2024 at 12:22 PM (UTC+4)
by Alessandro Renesis

Last updated on Oct 03, 2024 at 6:21 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by Tom Wood

A YouTuber found a rare 90-year-old Bentley that’s been sitting in storage for decades.

The car dates back to 1936, and it’s probably only been used for the first 40 years of its life.

After that, it was parked in a garage and seemingly abandoned.

Until now, that is…

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An iconic Bentley

The discovery was documented by the guys from the Nobody’s Show YouTube channel.

The car in question is a 1936 Bentley Drophead coupe.

First unveiled in 1933, Bentley called it the 3.5 Litre, which was obviously a reference to the engine capacity.

The best part about it is Bentley only provided the chassis and engine, but then the customer was free to pick their own coachbuilder and body style.

In a barn find that's fairly hard to believe a Bentley Drophead Coupe was hidden for 50 years
Nobody’s Show
In a barn find that's fairly hard to believe a Bentley Drophead Coupe was hidden for 50 years
Nobody’s Show

Bentley produced only 2,411 of these, but it’s unclear how many were Drophead coupes like this one.

The power output was in excess of 100 horsepower.

A Bentley Drophead coupe in good condition is easily worth six figures today, even close to half a million in some cases.

A little-known fact about this vehicle

Bentley
Nobody’s Show

Some people may not know this but a Bentley 3.5 Litre drophead model from the era was featured in a 007 movie, as a James Bond’s vehicle, in the 1963 movie From Russia with Love.

We’re so automatically wired to associate James Bond with the Aston Martin DB5, or with the Aston brand in general, that we sometimes forget just how many great cars James Bond (and sometimes other characters) have driven through the years in 007 movies.

Among others, we should definitely mention the Jaguar C-X75, the gorgeous supercar prototype that Jaguar actually never ended up building as a production car, and the Lotus Esprit that Elon Musk ended up buying.

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Experienced content creator with a strong focus on cars and watches. Alessandro penned the first-ever post on the Supercar Blondie website and covers cars, watches, yachts, real estate and crypto. Former DriveTribe writer, fixed gear bike owner, obsessed with ducks for some reason.