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1924
Bentley 3 Litre |
Chassis
No. 477
Engine No. 477
Registration No. DK 2695 |
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August
16, 2012 |
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RM Auctions Monterey
2012
1924 Bentley 3/8-Liter 'Hawkeye
Special'
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Source:
Flickr, posted by user 'Beetlebomb Pohutukawa'
Posted: Mar 26, 2015 |
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August
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RM Auctions Monterey
2012 - Auction Results
1924 Bentley 3/8-Liter 'Hawkeye Special'
Chassis no. 477 Sold at auction for
$671,000.
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Source:
RM Auctions
Posted: Aug 27, 2012 |
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June
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Monterey Auction
Company
Friday, August 17, 2012 - Saturday,
August 18, 2012
1924 Bentley 3/8 Litre "Hawkeye
Special"
Chassis No. 477; Engine No. TW2702
Est. 437 hp, eight-liter OHC six-cylinder
engine, twin SU carburetors, four-speed
manual transmission solid front and
rear axles with semi-elliptic leaf
springs, and four-wheel mechanical
drum brakes. Wheelbase: 117.5"
Multiple-award-winning, street-legal,
race-ready, vintage Bentley
Original three-liter Red
Label Speed Model with alloy
two-seater body
Fitted with 6½-liter
Speed Six engine; built to eight-liter
specifications
Built by John Guppy and Hawkeye
The Flying Swede Wijkander
This car, widely known as the Hawkeye
Special, records show the original
chassis 477 was a very desirable Speed
or Red Badge Model and
was first assigned British registration
plate number DK2695, which this car
still wears, at Rochdale, near Manchester.
The original was replaced with a 6
½-litre unit, putting out a
stock 140 bhp, which was enlarged
to an eight-litre, 437 hp specification,
along with an alloy body in the early-1970s
by renowned Bentley builder John Guppy
and Hawkeye The Flying Swede
Wijkander. This one-of-a-kind, open
two-seater is finished in classic
British Racing Green with a two-place
bucket seat leather interior. Presented
in excellent condition throughout,
and still wearing its distinctive
and original Red Badge
on its German silver radiator shell,
this street-legal motor car is equally
well-suited for concours competition
or vintage racing.
After winning vintage races throughout
Europe, the Hawkeye Special was purchased
from Bentley specialist Stanley Mann
Racing and brought to America in 2007.
Since then, it has won numerous concours
awards, including the Los Angeles
and Rodeo Drive Concours, and successfully
competed in vintage racing and rallies.
Its current owner agrees with other
Bentley enthusiasts that three-liter
chassis cars are the most fun to drive
,and he is frequently seen on the
streets in the Los Angeles area, demonstrating
the true power and tremendous speed
of a well-sorted, vintage Bentley.
David E. Davis Jr.s words are
as true now as when first quoted in
1991, What is the highest tribute
one can pay a noble, inspired, million-dollar
classic automobile? Simple old boy,
drive the bloody thing. The
search for a unique, fun, vintage
Bentley with documented provenance
ends with the Hawkeye Special.
Vintage Racing Record
1996 1st Place VSCC
Silverstone (Recorded fastest time
for vintage Bentley: 1 min. 11 sec.)
1998 1st Place VSCC
Silverstone
1998 1st Place Silverstone
GP Italia Trophy
2000 2nd Place Silverstone
2001 1st Place Spa (Belgium)
2003 2nd Place Nürburgring
GP Circuit (Germany)
2004 1st Place Vintage
Nürburgring
2007 Fastest Pre-War Automobile
Copperstate 1000
2007 Laguna Seca Historic Races
2008 1st in Class, Peoples
Choice Award, and Judges Award
Green Country Concours
2009 1st in Class Los
Angeles Concours DElegance
2009 1st in Class Rodeo
Drive Concours DElegance
This car is for sale as of June
28, 2012.
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Source:
RM Auctions
Updated Jul 19, 2012
Posted: Jun 29, 2012 |
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2006 |
In
England in 2006 / Owned by a BDC member |
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Photograph is from
an original 1924 Bentley 3-Litre sales
brochure.
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Source:
Auto Car
Posted: Sep 20, 2007 |
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EARLIEST
RECORD OF HISTORICAL FACTS & INFORMATION |
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Chassis No. |
477 |
Engine No.
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477 |
Registration
No. |
DK 2695 |
Date of Delivery: |
Feb 1924 |
Type of Body: |
No info |
Coachbuilder:
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No info |
Type of Car: |
ST |
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First Owner: |
(ROBERTS A) |
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More Info:
Michael Hay, in his book Bentley:
The Vintage Years, 1997, states:
"4 seater on 9'9½" wheelbase. Engine
477 only for sale 1989. Now 2 seater
racer, new 8 Litre engine." |
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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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