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1925 Bentley 3 Litre |
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Original 1924 Numbers
Chassis No. 835
Engine No. 839
Registration No. DD 5849
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This car - updated
Chassis No. 835
Engine No. 839
Registration No. DD 5849
(Updated with information from owner Ewen Getley. - February 2016) |
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November
2010 |
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Chassis no: 835 ~
Engine no: 839 ~
Registration no: DD5849
This car has been
owned by Ewen Getley since 1983. It
was purchased by his father in 1958. |
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Source:
Ewen Getley (Owner)
Posted: Nov 04, 2010 |
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2009 |
Click
on thumbnail for larger view |
VSCC Goodwood, 2009 |
Car owner Ewen Getley is at the wheel |
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Source:
Flickr, user 'a7racer'
Posted: Nov 01, 2010 |
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2006 |
In
England in 2006 / Owned by a BDC member |
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EARLIEST
RECORD OF HISTORICAL FACTS & INFORMATION |
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Chassis No. |
835 |
Engine No. |
839 |
Registration
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DD 5849 |
Date of Delivery: |
Dec 1924 |
Type of Body: |
4-seater |
Coachbuilder: |
Vanden Plas |
Type of Car: |
SP |
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First Owner: |
LANDALE F B |
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More Info: According to original Vanden Plas Coachbuilder
records, this car was originally fitted
with Body No. 1103 with a standard 4-seater
Sports; blue and black; 12/1924.
Michael Hay, in his book Bentley:
The Vintage Years, 1997, states:
"Vanden Plas body no. 1103. Salvaged
1937. 10'10" chassis cut to 9'9½" (sic).
?Rebuilt on chassis 922? Engine was
1053 now RE 1400 ex ch. RE 1396. Vanden
Plas 4 seater, now 4½ Litre engine." |
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Updated: Jul 04, 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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