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| 1930 Bentley 6½ Litre |
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Original 1930 Numbers
Chassis No. LR2788
Engine No. HM2853
Registration No. GC 3661
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This car - updated
Chassis No. -
Engine No. -
Registration No. GC 3661
(Current owner / former owners, please come forward with updates. - December 2016) |
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"This 1930 Bentley
by Gurney Nutting is a Weyman Sportsman's
Coupe built to special order for Lieutenant
Commander Glen Kidston to drive in
the 1930 Monte Carlo Rallye and other
adventures.
Kidston was one of the famed 'Bentley
Boys' having co-driven the Works team
car with Woolf Barnato to 2nd place
for Bentley at LeMans in 1929 and
winning in 1930, again with co-driver
Barnato.
With the introduction of the Speed
Six, the company went one stage further
in providing customers with a serious
contender for motor sports events.
The main difference to the standard
model was the fitting of twin carburettors.
Usually the Bentley Speed Six was
built with wheel bases of 138 inches.
There are also a small number of Speed
Sixes with a wheelbase of 152 1/2
inches. A change of the front springs
and depending on the redesign of the
front axle fixing, led to the abandonment
of the version with the 138 inch wheelbase.Only
the 140 inch variant remaining. For
participation in the 24 hour race
at Le Mans one chassis was built with
a wheelbase of 132 inches."
Year: 1930
Make: Bentley
Model: Speed Six Weyman Sportsman
Coupe
Engine Location: Front
Drive Type: Rear Wheel
Production Years for Series:
1928 - 1930
Coach Work: Gurney Nutting
Weight: 4700 lbs | 2131.9 kg |
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Source:
ConceptCarz
Updated: Sep 13, 2007
Posted:
May 02, 2006 |
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1930 Bentley Speed
Six Sportsman Coupe
Hon. Joseph & Margie Cassini |
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Source:
Metro Region - Classic Car Club
of America
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Apr 30, 2007 |
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Source:
The Collection at Carriage House
Posted:
Sep 11, 2006 |
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This Gurney Nutting
Coupe was built in 1930 for "Bentley
Boy" Glen Kidston. |
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Source:
Famous Marques of Britain
by Jonathan Wood, 1985
Posted: Jan 31, 2007 |
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This car was prepared
for competition use, in the 1930 Monte
Carlo Rally. |
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Source:
Olle Ljungström
Posted: Feb 15, 2008 |
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| EARLIEST
RECORD OF HISTORICAL FACTS & INFORMATION |
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| Chassis No. |
LR2788 |
| Engine No. |
HM2853 |
| Registration
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GC 3661 |
| Date of Delivery: |
Jan 1930 |
| Type of Body: |
Saloon (Weymann) |
| Coachbuilder: |
Gurney Nutting |
| Type of Car: |
SP2  |
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| First Owner: |
Lt. Com. Glen Kidston |
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More Info:
Michael Hay, in his book Bentley:
The Vintage Years, 1997, states:
"D/7023. 5.6:1 CR, Bosch starter,
split pinned throughout, QR rad cap,
Autopulses. Original body cut to tourer
- now restored to original." |
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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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