A fine example of an attractive and desirable car, being ‘high vision’, with ‘Plexiglass’ panels above the windscreen and a moonroof in the rear compartment. This, combined with slim pillars and large glass area, give a light and airy feel to the interior, hence the name. Cosmetically excellent, with good quality two tone blue paintwork, lovely chrome work (including correct R100 headlights, Ace sidelights, Lucas 'Alto' horns, etc), nicely harmonising blue/grey leather interior, and superb veneers. Added to this, the car is one of the 200 ‘M series’ cars built, with all of the advantages that this provides, including having overdrive, and is in very nice condition, following a huge amount of expenditure in recent times. This included, amongst many other things, a new cylinder head fitted by ourselves in 2010 when the car was last with us, an engine overhaul, and much more since, such as a rewire, various work to chassis, suspension, steering, brakes, etc, etc, much of it carried out by Fiennes Restorations, supported by a large quantity of invoices. The detail of this is far too much to mention here, but we would be very happy to discuss this with you. Very correct, desirable and appealing, running driving very well, and ready to go
Chassis No. B102MR Reg No. EOX 99
Snippets: Motorcycles, Mills & Fruit Markets
Ordered by Sir Edmund “Ted” Frank Crane co- founder of The Hercules Cycle & Motor Company Ltd. In 1906 his father’s company Petros Cycle Co was declared bankrupt so Ted & his brother Harry bought the assets & formed Hercules & Motor Co Ltd. This business move was initially judged as “Being illegal” but was successfully appealed against by the brothers & by 1931 Ted was being described as “The Henry Ford of the Cycle Industry” with the company slogan being “The Best That Money Can Buy”. During the 1940s Ted’s home in Lapworth, “The Terets” mysteriously burnt down & was rebuilt as a modern open plan dwelling. By 1948 the Bentley was registered to Henderson & Feather at Keighley, the firm specialised in the cleaning & combing of raw wool at their Mill.
Some 3 years later B102MR was with Donald William Ravenhill (1903/82); in 1897 his father William Ravenhill (1874/1930) started work as a buyer for John Poupart and in 1906 became his partner in the Fruit & Vegetable firm of T J Poupart. The firm was started by John Poupart (1876/1945) in 1895 – the Poupart family can be traced back to the mid-1800s when Jean Poupart, a Hugenot, arrived in England - by 1776 his son Jacques had a market garden on what is now the grounds of Chelsea Football Club! The T in T J Poupart stands for Twickenham and was used so that John’s firm was not mixed up with that of his Uncle John’s in Essex. It is recorded that T J Poupart’s first sale was for 6 pecks of tomatoes & 22 rims of strawberries to the supplier J. Penfold & Son. The partner’s sons Donald Ravenhill & Harold Poupart joined the firm in 1923 & after William’s death in 1930 Donald took over the role as the firm’s importer. Poupart can lay claim to many firsts – importing the first kiwifruit, Uglifruit & the Kenyan “Bobby” bean amongst these.
