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1926 Bentley 3 Litre    
Original 1925 Numbers
Chassis No. 1109
Engine No. 1114
Registration No. (Not available)

  This car - updated
Chassis No. 1109
Engine No. 1171
Registration No. IK 8281

(Updated with information from Eric W. Byrne. - August 2010)
 
September 2016
 

"Dear Robert, It was nice to see the painting of the late Reg Loney's 3ltr., chassis 1109 on your excellent newsletter. I am privileged to be the present owner of this wonderful Bentley. It is back in Ireland now, and only three miles away from the original owner — Ernest Bewley's — home"

 
     
     
  Source: Eric Byrne (Owner)
Posted: Sep 26, 2016
 
     
June 2013
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Gordon Bennett Rally, Ireland, June 2013

 
     
     
  Source: V2MC, UK
Posted: Jun 17, 2013
 
     
August 2010
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This car was bought by Eric W. Byrne in 2010.

"Car in Dublin, Ireland. Original Dublin Registration IK 8281. Bare metal respray carried out and colour changed to black. Full engine rebuild just completed."

 
     
     
  Source: Eric W. Byrne (Owner)
Updated: Aug 31, 2010
Posted: Aug 27, 2010
 
     
April 2008
 

Car in Ireland. Orignal wide body tourer. Came back from South Africa some years ago. Registration no. is IK 8281.

 
     
     
  Source: Eddie Bourke
Posted: Apr 30, 2008
 
     
1995
 

"This car was on the South African Tour on its 1st outing in 1995 after a 27-year rebuild. It was nicknamed the Mandela car because it took the same number of years to rebuild as the 27 years he was in jail."

 
     
     
  Source: Johann Marais
Posted: Sep 26, 2016
 
     
     
  Hello Johann, That's a very interesting tid-bit about 1109! Thank you! — Mona Nath, Sep 26, 2016  
     
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"I have a painting I inherited of my late uncle Reg Loney and his c1925 Bentley. He bought the Bentley in the UK and shipped it to South Africa in the '60s. Then he stripped it down to the last nut and bolt (which was the last time I saw it, around 1964) and re-built it to Veteran standards. He rallied in it regularly as a member of one of the veteran car clubs in Johannesburg.

I believe he was president of that club too as recently as 1993 but I can't find any info on him. If anyone knows something more on this and what has become of the car, I'd be most pleased to hear it. I'm trying to put something together about my family history."

 
     
     
  Source: Mike Loney (Nephew of former owner)
Posted: Sep 19, 2016
 
     
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This car left South Africa in 1998, it is listed in the 2000 & 2003 BDC MLs in Ireland.

 
     
     
  Source: Wayne Kennerley
Posted: Feb 27, 2010
 
     
2003
In South Africa in 2003 / Owned by a BDC member
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Chassis No. 1109
Engine No. 1114
Registration No. (Not available)
Date of Delivery: Jul 1925
Type of Body: 4-seater
Coachbuilder: Freestone & Webb
Type of Car: ST
   
First Owner: E. Bewley
 
     
  More Info: Michael Hay, in his book Bentley: The Vintage Years, 1997, states: "Registered RPH 975 - engine 1171 ex ch. 1149. Now in South Africa."  
     
     
  Posted: Mar 01, 2007  
     
 
 
 
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