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1931 Bentley 8 Litre |
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Original 1932 Numbers
Chassis No. YM5040
Engine No. YM5040
Registration No. GC 2584
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This car - updated
Chassis No. YM5040
Engine No. -
Registration No. -
(Current owner / former owners, please come forward with further updates. - March 2018) |
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2006 |
In
Switzerland in 2006 / Owned by a BDC member |
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Source:
Histomobile
Posted: Mar 04, 2009 |
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Bentley Drophead
Coupe 1930. |
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Source:
In-Drive.ru
Posted: Jan 22, 2009 |
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1931 Bentley 8 Litre. |
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Source:
Rob Williams
Posted: Nov 25, 2006 |
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"Original Gill
Allweather saloon was replaced and
re-bodied as a HJ Mulliner body in
1934. Orig. owner was W K Vanderbilt.
Reg. no. is CD 7679."
Matt Sysak, Dec 7, 2008 |
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1931 BENTLEY 8-LITER
FOUR-DOOR SPORT SEDAN BODY BY H. J.
H J Mulliner, LONDON
Chassis No. YM 5040. Motor, six-cylinder,
overhead-camshaft, monobloc, bore
4 5/16th in.; stroke 5½ in.;
piston displacement 492 cu. in. (8
liters): magneto and coil ignition:
four-speed transmission, right-hand
shift: spiral bevel final drive: service
brake on four wheels, emergency brake
on rear wheels: suspension half-elliptic
front and rear: wheelbase 156 in.:
tire size 7.00x21.
W. O. Bentley's last successful model
to issue from the old Cricklewood
factory (in the Fall of 1930) was
the magnificent 8-liter, an overhead-cam
six of a displacement bigger than
all America's multi-barreled Classics.
With closed bodywork it would attain
100 miles an hour; surprisingly, though,
63 of the one hundred chassis laid
down before Bentley's bankruptcy in
May, 1931. were, like this example,
on the long, 156-inch wheelbase chassis.
This car, a full Classic, carries
four-door, two-window sport sedan
bodywork with integral projecting
trunk. This latter is internally lined
and of lop-opening type. The front
seats are of separate, bucket type.
The center-lock wire wheels include
a single, rear-mounted spare: accessory
discs go with the car, but are not
fitted since the present owner does
not consider that they enhance the
appearance. Other equipment includes
dual windshield wipers and telecontrol
shock absorbers. The headlamps (original
equipment) are by Stephan Grebel of
Paris, with Bosch spot/fog lamps.
Paintwork is in green with black Rexine
top, black belt molding, gold coach
line, and black fenders and running
gear. Interior trim is in tan leather,
with rosewood cabinet work. Right-hand
steering is, of course, fitted.
The car is to original specification
with a few minor deviations, such
as later (but not anachronistic) tail
lamps to conform with California law:
orthodox interior door handles to
replace the now unobtainable ramshorn
originals; an electric fuel gauge;
orthodox dual wipers in place of the
traversing type fitted by a past American
owner: and an electric fuel pump in
addition to the standard Autovac system.
The car was delivered new in Britain
in 1932, to William K. Vanderbilt,
Jr., then a student at Trinity College,
Cambridge. The original Gill convertible
sedan body work proving unsatisfactory,
Mr. Vanderbilt had H. J. Mulliner
of London build him a new body in
1934: this being this handsome owner-drive
sedan without divider. Fitting a compact,
non-conforming body on the long chassis
posed certain problems, including
a revised steering column and pedal
extensions. The car returned to America
with its owner, but was back in Britain
by 1947, when it was owned by the
then Curator of the Montagu Motor
Museum at Beaulieu. It has been resident
in the U.S.A. again since 1960, living
unused in a Michigan collection for
over fifteen years. Since entering
its present ownership it has received
a ground-up restoration by a devotee
of the Marque, using replacement parts
as necessary, many obtained from leading
English Bentley specialists Hofmann
and Mountfort. The vehicle is now
in excellent driving as well as cosmetic
condition. |
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Source:
Catalog published for Christie's Auction
of Collectors' Cars and Vintage Airplanes,
Feb. 15, 1981, in Los Angelese, California
Posted: Feb 05, 2007 |
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EARLIEST
RECORD OF HISTORICAL FACTS & INFORMATION |
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Chassis No. |
YM5040 |
Engine No. |
YM5040 |
Registration
No. |
GC 2584 |
Date of Delivery: |
Jun 1932 |
Type of Body: |
Saloon |
Coachbuilder: |
GILL |
Type of Car: |
13 |
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First Owner: |
VANDERBILT W K |
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More Info:
Michael Hay, in his book Bentley:
The Vintage Years, 1997, states:
"F/8067. H J Mulliner saloon fitted
1934 re-reg CD 7679. Now in USA." |
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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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