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1928 Bentley 4½ Litre |
Chassis No. NT3147
Engine No. NT3149
Registration No. (Not available) |
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This information
has been received from Ricardo Ochoa:
"Long hood Vanden Plas, sporting
4 seaters, black bodywork, January
1928. Belonged to Christopher Thomas
Hope (first owner C.T. Hope). Had
run hill climbs in G.B. as he used
to say. The last known whereabouts
of this car was in Hope's house in
my country (Argentina) in C.T. Hope's
hands where he died in the 1970s."
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Source:
Ricardo Ochoa
Posted: Sep 03, 2009 |
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EARLIEST
RECORD OF HISTORICAL FACTS & INFORMATION |
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Chassis No. |
NT3147 |
Engine No.
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NT3149 |
Registration
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(Argentina) |
Date of Delivery: |
Feb 1928 |
Type of Body: |
4-seater |
Coachbuilder:
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Vanden Plas |
Type of Car: |
No
info |
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First Owner: |
C. T. Hope |
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More Info:
According to original Vanden Plas Coachbuilder
records, this car was originally fitted
with Body No. 1451 with a Sporting 4-seater;
extended bonnet 9"; black; 1/1928.
Michael Hay, in his book Bentley:
The Vintage Years, 1997, states:
"Vanden Plas body no. 1451. Rebuilt
on new frame, in Argentina 2/29."
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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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