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1926 Bentley 3 Litre |
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Original 1925 Numbers
Chassis No. 1171
Engine No. 1173
Registration No. GD 4233
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This car - updated
Chassis No. 1171
Engine No.
Registration No. GD 4233
(Updated with information from 3 Litre Bentley.com. - February 2020) |
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July
2014 |
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"Until recently,
my late cousin owned the 1926, 3 litre
Bentley: GD 4233 (Chassis 1171). I
wondered if you knew whether the black
/ red colour scheme was originally
a Bentley affectation or just a random
combination from the coachbuilder
(Gurney Nutting)..." |
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Source:
Thomas Mark
Posted: Jul 03, 2014 |
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Mar
25, 2013: Sold for £165,000
1925 Bentley 3 Litre Gurney Nutting
Tourer
Chassis No. 1171. :: Reg No. GD 4233
A very correct, attractive tourer,
thoroughly restored many years ago
by the last owner, much of which is
documented, who bought the car in
1974, and still in excellent condition
following careful use and maintenance.
The body is without doubt the original,
as evidenced by a brass identification
plate. Fitted with a slightly later
engine from a speed model, which has
the SS prefix to its number,
correct for the period. An excellent,
handsome car, offered with a new set
of Dunlop tyres, newly MoT tested,
ready to go.
Snippets: Lawnmowers
1171 spent the 1st ten years of
his life in Scotland firstly
with J. D Cousin of Kinachoile, Dunblane;
secondly with Peter Sinclair of Alloa
which is well known for its coalmines
& shipbuilding industries. The
3rd Scottish owner was Fred Shanks
whose relative Alexander had founded
the A. Shanks & Son Iron Works
in Arbroath. In 1806 the firm patented
a lawn mower and by 1840 were manufacturing
portable steam engines, iron bridges
& steam cranes. In 1845 Alexander
died & the firm was taken over
by his son James, he opened their
London office 1860 & in 1894 the
firm was taken over by the 3rd generation
of Shanks Alexander, James,
Frederick & David. By the time
that Fred took delivery of 1171 the
company were well known for their
Rajah & Triumph mowers with one
of their best known customers was
the St Andrews Golf Course, they actually
tested their 42 cutting machine
at the Royal Estate of Balmoral with
the result that Queen Victoria was
one of their first customers. In 1883
Fredericks sister Jean married
James Lyle Mackay (businessman &
Colonial Administrator for India)
who in 1911 was created the 1st Earl
Inchcape their daughter Lady
Elsie was an actress (stage name Poppy
Wyndham), aviatrix & interior
designer for P&O, in 1928 she
& her co-pilot Walter Hinchcliffe
disappeared at sea whilst attempting
an east-west Atlantic flight in their
Stinson Detroiter. After WWII the
car is known to have been with A Peduzzi
there was an Anna Maria Peduzzi
"La Marocchina" who enjoyed
a motorsport career throughout Europe
from the 1930s to the 1960s
perhaps there is a connection? Her
husband Gianfranco Alessandro Maria
Comotti was the official racing driver
for Ferrari in the early 1930s &
during the war was almost executed
for his resistance work in Italy. |
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Source:
The Real Car, UK
Posted: Mar 25, 2013 |
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2006 |
In
England in 2006 / Owned by a BDC member |
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EARLIEST
RECORD OF HISTORICAL FACTS & INFORMATION |
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Chassis No. |
1171 |
Engine No. |
1173 |
Registration
No. |
GD 4233 |
Date of Delivery: |
Oct 1925 |
Type of Body: |
4-seater |
Coachbuilder: |
Gurney Nutting |
Type of Car: |
ST |
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First Owner: |
COUSIN J D |
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More Info:
Michael Hay, in his book Bentley:
The Vintage Years, 1997, states:
"New - BA 1171 FA 870 S/col 1176
G/box B/1646. Ford diesel fitted 1960.
Engine now LM 1336 ex ch. LM 1338. Engine
1173 only auctioned 1986." |
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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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