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1931 Bentley 4½ Litre Supercharged    
Original 1931 Numbers
Chassis No. MS3931
Engine No. MS3931
Registration No. FS 1179

  This car - updated
Chassis No. MS3931
Engine No. -
Registration No. FS 1179

(Updated with information from Stanley Mann Racing. - 2005)
 
2006
In Germany in 2006 / Owned by a BDC member
2005
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1930 Blower Bentley - Chassis MS3931
"Original Blower Bentley. One of the 50 produced by the factory with good history. Road /race use in the last 8 years by Stanley Mann Racing Team and without doubt the fastest 4 Seater vintage car in the world."

 
     
     
  Source: Stanley Mann Racing
Posted: Apr 14, 2005
 
     
2002
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Le Mans Classic 2002

Le Mans Classic 2002
 
 

 

 
     
     
  Source: Ultimate Car Page, Le Mans (CZ) and Maisonblanche (UK)
Updated: Apr 28, 2011
Posted: Mar 04, 2009
 
     
2002
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Photographs were taken during 2002 tour of Northern France.

 
     
     
  Source: "Bentley" magazine, Issue 04, Winter 2002
Posted: Jan 30, 2008
 
     
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Restored by Ben Collings Restorations

 
     
     
  Source: Vintage Bentley Spares
Posted: Apr 28, 2011
 
     
1999
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"Here's a photograph I took of a 1931 Bentley 4½ litre at the Coys meeting at Silverstone in 1999. The programme of the event said that the owner was Stanley Mann Racing, its registration number is FS 1179, and I believe it is chassis number MS3931."

 
     
     
  Source: Dave Williams
Posted: Nov 21, 2018
 
     
 

The first 25 production Supercharged 4½ Litre cars where Chassis Nos. SM3901-SM3925, all with "smooth-case" blowers. The next 25 were Chassis Nos. MS3926-MS3950 and had "rib-case" blowers.

Production Blower Bentleys had handbrake handles made from rectangular stainless steel, whereas the five 4½ litre race cars for Tim Birkin had the "H" section handle, but were drilled for lightness.

 
     
     
  Source: Robert McLellan
Posted: Feb 20, 2008
 
     
EARLIEST RECORD OF HISTORICAL FACTS & INFORMATION
 
Chassis No. MS3931
Engine No. MS3931
Registration No. FS 1179
Date of Delivery: May 1931
Type of Body: Saloon (Weymann)
Coachbuilder: Gurney Nutting
Type of Car: 131
   
First Owner: BRYSON JAMES F
 
     
  More Info: According to original Vanden Plas Coachbuilder records, this car was originally fitted with Body No. 1724 with a supercharged; (as 1722); scratched aluminium.

Michael Hay, in his book Bentley: The Vintage Years, 1997, states: "D/7243. Registered AGH 10 then UW 6441. Engine MR 3391 fitted 1936 (no S/C). Rebuilt 1993/95 - steering column and back axle MS 3931, engine SM 3905, D box, Le Mans replica body by H&H, new supercharger."
 
     
     
  Updated: Jul 06, 2007
Posted: Mar 01, 2007
 
     
 
 
 
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