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1928 Bentley 4½ Litre |
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Original 1928 Numbers
Chassis No. HF3198
Engine No. XL3101
Registration No. (Not available)
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This car - updated
Chassis No. -
Engine No. -
Registration No. -
(Current owner / former owners, please come forward with updates. - May 2018) |
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"C.W.F, Hamilton
in the Mackenzie country with a good
day's catch." |
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Source:
Rolls-Royce & Bentley Motor Car
Enthusiasts, UK
Posted: May 07, 2010 |
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Bill Hamilton with
one of his earlier inventions, called
a Shingle Spreader, mounted on the
4½ litre BrooKlands winning
Bentley HF3198.
Photograph courtesy of George Calder;
it was published in "Beaded Wheels''
(date of publication not known). |
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Source:
RRBEW, user 'G. Calder'
Posted: Nov 15, 2010 |
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EARLIEST
RECORD OF HISTORICAL FACTS & INFORMATION |
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Chassis No. |
HF3198 |
Engine No. |
XL3101 |
Registration
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(Not available) |
Date of Delivery: |
Mar 1928 |
Type of Body: |
4-seater |
Coachbuilder: |
Vanden Plas |
Type of Car: |
No
info |
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First Owner: |
F. K. Fenwick Luke |
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More Info:
According to original Vanden Plas Coachbuilder
records, this car was originally fitted
with Body No. 1439 with a Sports 4-seater;
Weymann fabric /black; 2/1928.
Michael Hay, in his book Bentley:
The Vintage Years, 1997, states:
"D/7005. Vanden Plas body no. 1439.
Raced at Brooklands by C.W.F. Hamilton.
"3/30 Brooklands silencer fitted on
loan. Also 15/50 diff & bottom half
of eng SE 2"." |
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Updated: Jul 05, 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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