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The next four recorded owners are E G Hefford (1965), Mrs D Russell(1967), Paul Harris (1972) and J E Meadows (1973).The last named commenced a rebuild but in 1974 the car was soldon to Major J H ‘Jack’ Bailey. In 1977 ‘Bluebell’ passed to wellknown Bentley aficionado and racer Tim Llewellyn, who rebuilt thecar and raced it successfully in BDC and VSCC events, as did hiswife and father. In 1986 Tim won the Class 2 category in the VSCC’sLakeland Trial, an event for which the Bentley was not consideredideal, further underlining the car’s all-round capability. In 2000 theLlewellyns reluctantly parted with ‘Bluebell’, which found a new homewith George Sandy. In 2010 ‘Bluebell’ returned to Goodwood to takepart in the Revival Meeting and is currently registered in Holland.Running on straight SAE50 oil, the engine incorporates a fullybaffled wet sump with double size oil pump and pressure reservoir.The Allen fully counter-balanced crankshaft turns on shell bearings,as do the tubular connecting rods, while other noteworthy featuresinclude Cosworth pistons, 8.5:1 compression ratio, fully gas-flowedcylinder head, standard camshaft and ‘Sid Lawrence’ style solidsteel rockers. Ignition is by coil and the engine breathes via twin SUHD8 carburettors.The gearbox is standard D Type and the 3.53:1 rear axle incorporatesa racing steel differential cage. The chassis has been shortened from10’ 10” to 9’ 9½” and the brakes converted to hydraulic operation.Starting instructions will be found in the history file.The Bentley’s history is fully documented by the accompanyingring-bound folder of press cuttings and factory record copies, and‘Bluebell’ also comes with FIA Historic Vehicle Identity Form (1990),Netherlands registration papers and old German Fahrzeugbrief(issued 2006). Retaining its beautifully proportioned Corsica bodyand boasting a competition history equalled by few of its peers,‘Bluebell’ represents a possibly once-in-a-lifetime opportunity toacquire this most celebrated of Bentley racing ‘specials’, created byone of the marque’s legendary practitioners, ‘Mac’ McKenzie.£480,000 - 560,000€590,000 - 690,000Motor Cars | 143