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1930 Bentley 4½ Litre |
Chassis No. DS3561
Engine No. DS3560
Registration No. CW 9415 / BF 4973 |
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August
2013 |
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Sold:
Oct 4, 2013
The following advertisement
text by Stanley Mann was found on the Stanley
Mann Racing website on Aug 27, 2013:
"1929 Bentley 4½ ltr Le Mans
matching numbers
Registration Number: CW 9415; Chassis Number:
DS 3561; Engine Number: DS 3560
Price: £ Classic quality professionally
restored
1929 Bentley 4½ Ltr Le Mans
Registration CW 9415
Chassis DS 3561
Engine DS 3560
Perfect in every department. Still on her
original uncut chassis. Fantastic history
to this, fully matching numbered, Bentley
4½ Ltr Le Mans. This is a fresh,
top quality restoration which took over
3 years and it is the best, fully restored,
Le Mans currently on offer. Colour british
racing green
The engine has full phoenix crank and rods,
fully balanced. Because this is such a special
car please phone for more details - there
is plenty to talk about.
This is the model every vintage Bentley
driver would love and it is just run in,
so no waiting 4-5 years for a rebuild, just
drive away.
A perfect Vintage Bentley with a great performance."
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Source:
Stanley Mann Racing
Posted: Aug 27, 2013 |
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August
8, 2009 |
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Stanley Mann has this body
for sale as of Aug 8, 2009. Description
offered: "1929 VDP open touring body
ex vintage Bentley... This is an original
body and almost certainly by Van Den Plas
which was fitted to a 4½ litre Bentley...
This body has been recently restored and
is excellent condition. Also for sale (and
included in the price) with this body comes
wings and running boards which are also
recently restored... So what am I bid? £19,500?"
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Posted:
Aug 8, 2009 |
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February
2009 |
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1929 Bentley 4½
Litre Open Tourer
The Bentley 4½ Litre presented
here was originally owned by Mr. E.
Rawlinson of Carr House, Rawstenstall,
Rossendale, Lancashire. The factory
appears to never have recorded details
of the original coachbuilder that
clothed chassis DS3561, although today
it wears what is believed to be its
original Vanden Plas 4-seater open
tourer style body with long wings.
Not a great deal is known of this
Bentley's early life although records
show that it was delivered to the
coachbuilders with a 15/53 axle ratio
and 'C' Type gearbox. It was maintained
in its early days by A. Ramsbottom
of Heathersands Garage near Manchester
and known to the Bentley Driver's
Club throughout the 1950s.
It was imported to the United States
at the end of the 1950s where it is
understood to have seen very little
use at all in the ownership of Parker
Snyder of Celina, Ohio, where it remained
for almost 50 years prior to being
purchased by the present owner and
shipped back to England earlier this
year. The present owner describes
his discovery as being a good solid
car which was largely complete and
had clearly been in storage for some
considerable length of time as can
be seen from the photographs taken
at that time. With only a new windscreen
and a few other minor components needing
to be sourced prior to its sympathetic
restoration, the finished motor car
presented today represents an unmolested
example of a most desirable marque.
Inspection showed that the engine
was in good general order, the magnetos
were completely overhauled and the
engine and carburetters fully serviced.
The seats were completely re-trimmed
in dark blue leather, a new set of
carpets and a new hood were made,
brightwork re-plated, brakes and wiring
checked and new tyres fitted.
Today, fresh out of restoration and
finished in the very stylish and handsome
Oxford Blue this matching numbers
4½ Litre Bentley presents very
nicely indeed and due to the long
length of time hidden away in storage
it is in mostly original condition.
It is of course also very fresh to
the market having been under the same
ownership for much of the past 50
years. While a certain amount of recommissioning
is to be expected after such long-term
storage, the result is sure to be
magical the chance to experience
a vintage Bentley so recently roused
from a lengthy slumber. This Bentley
is perfectly suited for continued
touring and enjoyment and just crying
out to have the cobwebs blasted off
during an enthusiastic drive around
the English country lanes on a crisp,
sunny, autumn morning. The daring
Bentley Boys would have expected no
less.
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Source:
Coys
Updated: Feb 09, 2009
Updated: Jan 12, 2009
Posted: Nov 03, 2008 |
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September
2008 |
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1929 Bentley 4½
Litre Open Tourer
110hp, 4,398 cc single overhead camshaft
inline four-cylinder engine with four-speed
manual transmission, front suspension
via beam axle and semi-elliptical
leaf springs, rear suspension via
live axle and semi-elliptic leaf springs,
and four-wheel mechanical drum brakes.
Wheelbase: 130.5" (3,315mm).
The Bentley 4½ Litre presented
here was originally owned by Mr. E.
Rawlinson of Carr House, Rawstenstall,
Rossendale, Lancashire. The factory
appears to never have recorded details
of the original coachbuilder that
clothed chassis DS3561, although today
it wears what is believed to be its
original Vanden Plas 4-seater open
tourer style body with long wings.
Not a great deal is known of this
Bentley's early life although records
show that it was delivered to the
coachbuilders with a 15/53 axle ratio
and 'C' Type gearbox. It was maintained
in its early days by A. Ramsbottom
of Heathersands Garage near Manchester
and known to the Bentley Driver's
Club throughout the 1950s.
It was imported to the United States
at the end of the 1950s where it is
understood to have seen very little
use at all in the ownership of Parker
Snyder of Celina, Ohio, where it remained
for almost 50 years prior to being
purchased by the present owner and
shipped back to England earlier this
year.
The present owner describes his discovery
as being a good solid car which was
largely complete and had clearly been
in storage for some considerable length
of time as can be seen from the photographs
taken at that time.
With only a new windscreen and a few
other minor components needing to
be sourced prior to its sympathetic
restoration, the finished motor car
presented today represents an unmolested
example of a most desirable marque.
Inspection showed that the engine
was in good general order, the magnetos
were completely overhauled and the
engine and carburetters fully serviced.
The seats were completely re-trimmed
in dark blue leather, a new set of
carpets and a new hood were made,
brightwork re-plated, brakes and wiring
checked and new tyres fitted.
Today, fresh out of restoration and
finished in the very stylish and handsome
Oxford Blue this 4½ Litre Bentley
presents very nicely indeed and due
to the long length of time hidden
away in storage it is in mostly original
condition. It is of course also very
fresh to the market having been under
the same ownership for much of the
past 50 years. While a certain amount
of recommissioning is to be expected
after such long-term storage, the
result is sure to be magical - the
chance to experience a vintage Bentley
so recently roused from a lengthy
slumber.
This Bentley is perfectly suited for
continued touring and enjoyment and
just crying out to have the cobwebs
blasted off during an enthusiastic
drive around the English country lanes
on a crisp, sunny, autumn morning.
The daring Bentley Boys would have
expected no less.
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Source:
RM Auctions
Posted: Sep 23, 2008 |
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2006 |
In
USA in 2006 / Owned by an RROC member |
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EARLIEST
RECORD OF HISTORICAL FACTS & INFORMATION |
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Chassis No. |
DS3561 |
Engine No.
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DS3560 |
Registration
No. |
CW 9415 |
Date of Delivery: |
Jul 1929 |
Type of Body: |
No info |
Coachbuilder:
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Type of Car: |
No
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First Owner: |
RAWLINSON E |
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More Info:
Michael Hay, in his book Bentley:
The Vintage Years, 1997, states:
"Last heard of in USA in 1959.
4 seat body." |
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Posted: Mar 01, 2007 |
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