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1926 Bentley 3 Litre |
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Original 1926 Numbers
Chassis No. DE1206
Engine No. DE1201
Registration No. (Not available)
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This car - updated
Chassis No. -
Engine No. -
Registration No. DLR 8
(Current owner / former owners, please come forward with updates. - June 2016) |
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2006 |
In
England in 2006 / Owned by a BDC member |
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The Bentley lined up for the start of
the
1937 Relay Race at Brooklands |
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This car was owned
by Capt. J.G. Fry before the War. |
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Source:
From article, A
Bentley With a Difference published
in The Autocar, May 14, 1943
Posted: Mar 10, 2008 |
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EARLIEST
RECORD OF HISTORICAL FACTS & INFORMATION |
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Chassis No. |
DE1206 |
Engine No. |
DE1201 |
Registration
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(Not available) |
Date of Delivery: |
Jul 1926 |
Type of Body: |
4-seater |
Coachbuilder: |
Vanden Plas |
Type of Car: |
SP |
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First Owner: |
M. Benjamin |
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More Info:
According to original Vanden Plas Coachbuilder
records, this car was originally fitted
with Body No. 1285 with a standard 4-seater
Sports; scratched aluminium / blue;
7/1926.
Michael Hay, in his book Bentley:
The Vintage Years, 1997, states:
"Vanden Plas body no. 1285. Rebuilt
by H M Bentley 1936 2 seater reg DLR
8, radiator off ch. ST 3001. 4½ Litre
engine RN 3026 ex ch. RN 3026, D box
and Borg & Beck clutch." |
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Updated: Jul 04, 2007
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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