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1927 Bentley 6½ Litre    
Original 1927 Numbers
Chassis No. FW2614
Engine No. FW2671
Registration No. (Not available)

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(Current owner / former owners, please come forward with further updates. - August 2019)
 
 

Sold around 1935 to R Stuart in South Africa - Believed to have last been running in 1949 - Engine sold to UK around 1972, fitted to chassis SB2770 in the late 70s - Car shown in The Motor, March 29 1927 p,419

 
     
     
  Source: Wayne Kennerly
Posted: Jun 07, 2012
 
     
April 1927
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"Attached is a picture of this car when new, which was published in 'The Sketch' of 6 April 1927. It is probable that the original owner's name was Charles T Applewhaite."

 
     
     
  Source: Greg Wrapson (Historian - The Alvis Register)
Posted: Aug 29, 2019
 
     
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Chassis No. FW2614
Engine No. FW2671
Registration No. (Not available)
Date of Delivery: Jan 1927
Type of Body: Saloon
Coachbuilder: Park Ward
Type of Car: ST3
   
First Owner: G.T. Applethwaite
 
     
  More Info: Michael Hay, in his book Bentley: The Vintage Years, 1997, states: "BS box. PW body no. 2937. Coupe de Ville, Gerbel lamps, wing/chassis black, black margins to windows, crests. Engine and f/axle fitted to other cars."  
     
     
  Posted: Mar 01, 2007  
     
 
 
 
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