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The Three-litre Bentley
Published in "The Autocar", November 29, 1919
 
 

A British super-efficient sporting car, the engine of which is designed to keep its "tune" in the hands of the average owner. The chassis stands alone in its class as a car designed to give that peculiar and almost perfect combination of tractabilitv and great speed usually to be found on machines built for racing and for racing only. Essentially a light chassis with a very powerful engine, the car is nevertheless suitable for the average motorist who has not the time to maintain an engine in perfect tune, the whole point of the design being that the engine will do its work easily without the need of constant attention to tappet clearance or other minor adjustments. True, in the hands of the motoring enthusiast who has mechanical ability and is able to obtain the last ounce of power from the engine, the car should well repay attention and care spent upon it, but the great majority prefer a car which will do its work year in and year out without trouble, and for such is the Bentley designed.   Continued...

 
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First published in the November 29, 1919 issue of "The Autocar"
 
Posted here on Feb 23, 2008
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sep 30, 2020 - Info and photograph received from Simon Hunt for Chassis No. RL3439
Sep 30, 2020 - Info and photographs received from Dick Clay for Chassis No. 147
Sep 29, 2020 - Info and photographs received from Ernst Jan Krudop for his Chassis No. AX1651
Sep 28, 2020 - Info and photographs received from Lars Hedborg for his Chassis No. KL3590
Sep 25, 2020 - Info and photograph added for Registration No. XV 3207
Sep 24, 2020 - Info and photograph added for Registration No. YM 7165
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