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1929 Bentley 4½ Litre |
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Original 1929 Numbers
Chassis No. PL3481
Engine No. PL3479
Registration No. (Not available)
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This car - updated
Chassis No. PL3481
Engine No. XT3629
Registration No. SV 4904
(Updated with information from owner Nigel Batchelor. - October 2008) |
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Source:
Bentley Boys, Japan
Posted: Sep 07, 2007 |
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2006 |
In
England in 2006 / Owned by a BDC member
In USA in 2006 / Owned by an RROC member |
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Chassis PL3481 was
originally fitted with a saloon body
and registered in 1929. It was crashed
in the late forties, and the damaged
car was eventually purchased by Tom
Gibson, who owned several damaged
Bentleys, and remained in storage
for some time. In the 1970's the chassis
was separated from its axles and engine,
and was subsequently rebuilt as a
two seater supercharged 4 1/2, using
heavy crank engine XT3629 and the
1930's body from chassis MS3949, an
original blower. Because the original
Registration could not be traced,
the car was reregistered SV 4904. |
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Source:
Nigel Batchelor
Posted: Oct 15, 2008 |
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1960 - 1968 |
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This car was owned by Robert Grounds from 1960 to 1968. |
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Source: Robert Grounds (Former owner)
Posted: Mar 05, 2019 |
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EARLIEST
RECORD OF HISTORICAL FACTS & INFORMATION |
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Chassis No. |
PL3481 |
Engine No. |
PL3479 |
Registration
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(Not available) |
Date of Delivery: |
Jun 1929 |
Type of Body: |
Saloon |
Coachbuilder: |
Freestone &
Webb |
Type of Car: |
No
info |
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First Owner: |
J.W. Chessum |
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More Info:
Michael Hay, in his book Bentley:
The Vintage Years, 1997, states:
"Believed dismantled pre-war after
fatal accident. Eng PL 3479 in ch. PB
3546. Rebuilt as 4½ S/C, eng XT3629,
9'9½" chassis, 2 seater by Competition
Cars of Nayland ex ch. MS 3949. See
also ch. 434." |
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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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