Vintage Bentley gathering dust in barn for 50 years set to sell for £70k Tags:United Kingdom 1 comment ***From Telegraph reporters:*** ‘The vintage 1935 car was bought new by Philip Bushell, a wealthy Australian tea merchant. He shipped it over to Australia where it spent two decades before it returned to Britain in 1954. He repainted it in black and used it as a farm vehicle until it failed its MOT in 1968. The Bentley was stored away in the cart shed, while its winged B radiator cap was taken into the farmhouse for safekeeping. The car was pushed out of the shed for attempted repairs in 1971 but has remained tucked away inside since.’ ​ **Read more for free:** [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/08/22/vintage-bentley-gathering-dust-barn-50-years-set-sell-70k/](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/08/22/vintage-bentley-gathering-dust-barn-50-years-set-sell-70k/) Leave a ReplyYou must be logged in to post a comment.
***From Telegraph reporters:*** ‘The vintage 1935 car was bought new by Philip Bushell, a wealthy Australian tea merchant. He shipped it over to Australia where it spent two decades before it returned to Britain in 1954. He repainted it in black and used it as a farm vehicle until it failed its MOT in 1968. The Bentley was stored away in the cart shed, while its winged B radiator cap was taken into the farmhouse for safekeeping. The car was pushed out of the shed for attempted repairs in 1971 but has remained tucked away inside since.’ ​ **Read more for free:** [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/08/22/vintage-bentley-gathering-dust-barn-50-years-set-sell-70k/](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/08/22/vintage-bentley-gathering-dust-barn-50-years-set-sell-70k/)
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***From Telegraph reporters:***
‘The vintage 1935 car was bought new by Philip Bushell, a wealthy Australian tea merchant.
He shipped it over to Australia where it spent two decades before it returned to Britain in 1954.
He repainted it in black and used it as a farm vehicle until it failed its MOT in 1968.
The Bentley was stored away in the cart shed, while its winged B radiator cap was taken into the farmhouse for safekeeping.
The car was pushed out of the shed for attempted repairs in 1971 but has remained tucked away inside since.’
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**Read more for free:** [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/08/22/vintage-bentley-gathering-dust-barn-50-years-set-sell-70k/](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/08/22/vintage-bentley-gathering-dust-barn-50-years-set-sell-70k/)