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1923 Bentley 3 Litre |
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Original 1923 Numbers
Chassis No. 299
Engine No. 305
Registration No. (Not available)
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This car - updated
Chassis No. 299
Engine No. 305
Registration No. 32 HK
(Updated with information from owner Adrian Herring. - July 2019) |
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July 2019 |
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3/8 Litre Bentley
"Starting life, chassis 299, July 1923, shortened in the 1950s and fitted with an open 2-seater body for racing, rebuilt in its current form by Automotive Performance which includes an 8 Litre Engine fitted with Phoenix Crankshaft, corillo rods, Arias Pistons etc. Built originally as a road legal, race car and subsequently has been de-tuned to its current form which is a fast touring car. The gearbox is a D type gearbox, rear axle differential Speed 6, brakes hydraulic. The car has current FIVA passport." |
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Source:
Adrian Herring (Owner)
Posted: Jul 19, 2019 |
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2019 |
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This car was purchased by Adrian Herring in 2019. |
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Source:
Adrian Herring (Owner)
Posted: Jul 13, 2019 |
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September 2017 |
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Found on NDR Limited website on September 7, 2017
3/8 Litre Bentley
Starting life, chassis 299, July 1923, shortened in the 1950s and fitted with an open 2-seater body for racing, rebuilt in its current form by Automotive Performance which includes an 8 Litre Engine fitted with Phoenix Crankshaft, corillo rods, Arias Pistons etc. Built originally as a road legal, race car and subsequently has been de-tuned to its current form which is a fast touring car. The gearbox is a D type gearbox, rear axle differential Speed 6, brakes hydraulic. The car has current FIVA passport. |
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Source:
NDR Limited
Updated: Mar 14, 2018
Posted: Sep 07, 2017 |
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May 2016 |
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This car has been recently purchased by Steven Collins. |
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Source: Steven Collins (Owner)
Posted: May 05, 2016 |
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July
2008 |
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This car is owned
by Peter Wilson as of July 2008. |
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Source:
Peter Wilson
Posted: Jul 18, 2008 |
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Source:
Car Spotting
Posted: Feb 11, 2009 |
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2003 |
In
Germany in 2003 / Owned by a BDC member |
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1956 |
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"I have been approached by the old owner who has provided these wonderful old images of the Bentley on it's original Number plate 126 TW before it was shortened & re-registered as 32 HK.
His story...
Mr John Ambrose bought the car, actually as a pick up, in 1956 from a Major C.J Bendall, for £35, who ran a Vintage car dealership in Stevenage, Herts. He got the Bentley running and drove it back to our home town of Burnham on Crouch, in Essex, on trade plates. His Father ran a garage. He and his mates stripped the car down, cutting 14" from the chassis. It was he who re registered the car, being given the new Essex HK reg. The body was made up with steel tubing and sheet steel!. His Father bought him an old Bentley when he finished his National Service which we believe went on to be the Bentley in the 60's TV series, The Avengers.
Thanks to the powers of the internet & the situation caused by covid, a gentleman who was doing shopping for Mr Ambrose was chatting to a Mr Ambrose who wondered if his old Bentley was still around, David traced me through Vintage Bentleys & Facebook & provided these stunning old pics of the Bentley in its younger years Including a pick up format! You can almost smell the Bryl cream." |
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Source:
Adrian Herring (Owner)
Posted: Sep 07, 2020 |
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EARLIEST
RECORD OF HISTORICAL FACTS & INFORMATION |
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Chassis No. |
299 |
Engine No. |
305 |
Registration
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(Not available) |
Date of Delivery: |
Jul 1923 |
Type of Body: |
No info |
Coachbuilder: |
No info |
Type of Car: |
L |
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First Owner: |
R.B. Vick |
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More Info:
Michael Hay, in his book Bentley:
The Vintage Years, 1997, states:
"Harrison f/h coupe then 4 seater
on 9'0" chassis reg 32 HK, fitted two
wheel brakes. Now being rebuilt (1996)
as 3/8 special with hydraulic brakes,
new 8 Litre engine and D box." |
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Posted: Mar 01, 2007 |
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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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