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1925 Bentley 3 Litre |
Chassis No. 876
Engine No. 879
Registration No. EC 5874 |
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"As a young
man I helped rebuild this car, which
was then sold to a buyer in the US.
The car when it left UK was registered
KYR 31. Through the BDC in the UK
I have ascertained the chassis number
which enabled me to locate the car
on your website, with lo and behold
a photograph. As you will see from
the attached letter from the BDC,
parts of the car were originally used
on the Brooklands Fire Tender, I hope
this information may be of interest
to the current owners. I would be
fascinated to learn if the car is
still in use."
Adrian West
received the following information
from the WO Bentley Memorial Foundation
on Feb 2, 2012:
"Thank you for the e-mail and
enquiry on KYR 31. This is an interesting
history as 2 cars are involved. Mr
Herbert John Russell of Castle Bromwich
first joined the BDC in Jan 1948 and
then re-joined in November 1952 with
a 3 Litre chassis AH
1478.
However he is recorded as owning a
4½ Litre chassis KL
3589
manufactured in January 1930. This
had engine number NT 3146 which was
originally in another 4½ Litre.
In Hay's book of the Vintage Bentley
it is recorded that chassis KL
3589 (originally reg UW
7771) was re-registered KYR 31 and
has a cross member numbered 876. This
cross member is from a 3 Litre (chassis
number 876) from October 1924. This
car (chassis 876) is believed to have
been broken up and parts found their
way into chassis KL
3589. Chassis 876 was used
as a fire tender at Brooklands from
around 1934 until 1939. It (chassis
876) is known to have been in existence
in 1953 in Camberley Surrey. I attach
a picture
of chassis 876 at Brooklands.
Regarding KYR 31 that was in the Club
in the USA for many years but is currently
not registered with us so I do not
know of its whereabouts.
Alan Bodfish, WO Bentley Memorial
Foundation Administrator
Wroxton, Banbury, Oxfordshire"
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Source:
Adrian West
Posted: Feb 02, 2012 |
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| Click
on thumbnail for larger view |
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This photograph is
from Motor Sport magazine, 1957.
Accompanying text reads: The 3-litre
Bentley fire tender which the B.A.R.C.
put into service in 1935. It was able
to reach any part of the Track approximately
1½ minutes after receiving
a call.
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Source:
Motor Sport magazine, 1957
Posted: Oct 21, 2008 |
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This car has been
identified as Chassis no. 876 by Neil
Davies. — Oct 22, 2008
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| EARLIEST
RECORD OF HISTORICAL FACTS & INFORMATION |
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| Chassis No. |
876 |
| Engine No.
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879 |
| Registration
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EC 5874 |
| Date of Delivery: |
Oct 1924 |
| Type of Body: |
Allweather |
| Coachbuilder:
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Park Ward |
| Type of Car: |
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| First Owner: |
HEDLEY W E |
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More Info:
Michael Hay, in his book Bentley:
The Vintage Years, 1997, states:
"Was Brooklands fire tender. Believed
broken up and parts of frame built into
KL 3589 - see KL 3589." |
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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 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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