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Bentley 8-litre |
Published
by "Thoroughbred & Classic Cars" magazine,
November 1974 |
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The 8-litre was built to be the last
word in comfortable saloons of sporting performance
and those cars that now have sports bodies have acquired
them at a later date; the cars were built in batches
of 25 and sent off to the various coachbuilders in chassis
form. Since the majority of the coachworks of the era
were in the north-west corner of London, Bentley's Cricklewood
works was well placed
Of the 100-odd 8-litres
built, some 23 were given H. J. Mulliner bodies; the
next most popular choice was Thrupp and Maberley. Continued...
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First published
in "Thoroughbred & Classic Cars" magazine,
November 1974 |
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Posted here on Aug
18, 2008 |
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Sep 30, 2020 - Info and photograph received from Simon Hunt for Chassis No. RL3439 |
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Sep 30, 2020 - Info and photographs received from Dick Clay for Chassis No. 147 |
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Sep 29, 2020 - Info and photographs received from Ernst Jan Krudop for his Chassis No. AX1651 |
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Sep 28, 2020 - Info and photographs received from Lars Hedborg
for his Chassis No. KL3590 |
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Sep 25, 2020 - Info and photograph added for Registration No. XV 3207 |
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Sep 24, 2020 - Info and photograph added for Registration No. YM 7165 |
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