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1931 Bentley 8 Litre
Chassis No. YR5080
Engine No. YR5080
Registration No. (Not available)
 
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1931 Bentley 8-Litre.

 
     
     
  Source: Motorcars of the Golden Past by Ken W. Purdy, 1966
Posted: May 24, 2007
 
     
 

This previously 'unidentified' vintage Bentley has been identified as Chassis No. YR5080 by Olle Ljungström.

 
     
     
  Posted: Feb 05, 2008  
 
1987
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"Stan Lucas' Windover drophead, YR5080, which once belonged to J.H. Whitney." — From the article 'Pebble Beach 1987'

 
     
     
  Source: The Flying Lady, November-December 1987
Posted: Aug 01, 2013
 
     
1976
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"This 8 litre Bentley drophead appears to be sporting a non-Bentley emblem." — From the article 'Bentley Mascots' by Bob Gegan, Fla.

 
     
     
  Source: The Flying Lady, July 1976
Posted: Jul 16, 2013
 
     
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One of the Windovers Vintage Bentleys, an 8 litre, YR5080.

 
     
     
  Source: The Flying Lady, May-June 2001
Posted: Jun 25, 2013
 
     
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A Bentley 8-Litre Drophead Coupe by Windover which was in Harrah's Automobile Collection in Reno, Nevada. Photograph appeared in June 1976 issue of "Car Classics" magazine.

 
     
     
  Source: "Car Classics" magazine, issue June 1976
Posted: Dec 20, 2006
 
     
 

This previously 'unidentified' vintage Bentley has been identified as Chassis No. YR5080 by Olle Ljungström.

"Originally sold in the US. In Harrah Collection in the USA from 1950s or early 1960s. Present location not known. Not listed in BDC 2006."

 
     
     
  Source: Olle Ljungström
Posted: Jan 24, 2008
 
 
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Chassis No. YR5080
Engine No. YR5080
Registration No. (U.S.A.)
Date of Delivery: Jun 1931
Type of Body: D/H Coupe
Coachbuilder: Windover
Type of Car: 13
   
First Owner: J. H. Whitney
 
     
  More Info: Michael Hay, in his book Bentley: The Vintage Years, 1997, states: "F/8031. In USA."  
     
     
  Posted: Mar 01, 2007  
     
 
 
 
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