The firm of J. F. Bentley was based in New Bridge Street, London. It was not connected with W.O. Bentley.
Late in 1904, a forecar, constructed as a tradesman's vehicle, was displayed at the Stanley show. It was powered by a 3½ hp Fafnir engine but proved to be far too flimsy for the cobblestones and rough terrain of that era.
J. F. Bentley, New Bridge Street, E.C. (Stand 205).–A two-seated runabout or tradesman's sample cart is fitted with Fafnir 3½ h.p. engine. Some of the parts are very lightly constructed, and it is impossible that the machine would be quite up to the ordinary knockabout use which a tradesman would want to give it.
Report on the 1904 Stanley Show, The Motor Cycle, November 28th.
Sources: Graces Guide, The Motor Cycle.
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