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2,280 Miles in 24 Hours
Published in "The Motor", September 29, 1925
 
 

The much-disputed record for the 24 hours is once again held by a British car. Capt. John F. Duff, driving his privately owned 15.9 h.p. three-litre Bentley succeeded in covering no less than 2,280.69 miles in the 24 hours at Montlhery track… Some idea of his terrific feat may be gathered when it is recalled that in the course of a day and a night he has covered a distance almost equivalent to six times the journey from London to Edinburgh. His average speed for the entire distance was 95.026 m.p.h., eight miles an hour faster than the average of Garfield and Plessier, driving the big six-cylinder 45 h.p. Renault.   Continued...

 
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First published in the September 29, 1925 issue of "The Motor"
 
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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