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1929 Bentley 4½ Litre |
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Original 1929 Numbers
Chassis No. UK3299
Engine No. UK3294
Registration No. GE 3769
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This car - updated
Chassis No. UK3299
Engine No. KL3585
Registration No. GE
3769
(Updated with information from Classic Driver. - January 2019) |
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January 2019 |
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Found on Classic Driver website on January 10, 2019
1929 Bentley 4 1/2 Litre - Supercharged
Chassis number: UK3299
Engine number: KL3585
Price: Price on Request
The most famous and glamorous Vintage Bentley is, of course, the Birkin Blower.
By 1929 the standard Bentley 4.5 litre was beginning to look dated. Sir Henry "Tim" Birkin, one of the "Bentley Boys" and a factory Le Mans Team driver, was convinced that more speed could be attained by supercharging the standard 4.5 Litre car. He asked Amherst Villiers the highly acclaimed auto and aero engineer who had designed Malcolm Campbell's Land Speed Record Car, Bluebird, and the famous Vauxhall Supercharged Special, to come up with an appropriate design for the Bentley 4.5 Litre. The designed he produced boosted the power output from about 110BHP to a remarkable 175BHP. Despite W.O. Bentley's doubts about supercharging his 4.5 Litre design (he preferred increasing the capacity of the engine to achieve more power) the supercharged model became available late in 1929 using the "heavy crank" engine that had been introduced in the later 4.5 Litre cars. To qualify for Le Mans a production run of 50 cars was produced. As always the buyer could specify their coachwork as a tourer, saloon, DHC, or whatever.
In addition to the standard blowers there were 5 "Birkin Blowers". These are the cars that most enthusiasts have in mind to when they refer to a "blower". They were partly produced in Birkin's workshop with factory input. An original Birkin blower is, of course, unattainable for most enthusiasts. Of the five produced 4 have survived (one was almost totally destroyed in a fire) and are held in some of the World's most important collections. Indeed one car is in the present day Bentley Motors collection.
UK 3299 started life as and Open Tourer by Vanden Plas. It has a full history, and has been restored to the highest standards to full "Birkin Blower" specification. With the full "bullet proof" treatment to the engine--Phoenix crank and rods/rockers, it has been built to the very highest standards and capable of sustained high speeds on International rallies.
This car
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Source:
Classic Driver
Posted: Jan 10, 2019 |
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2006 |
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England in 2006 / Owned by a BDC member |
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EARLIEST
RECORD OF HISTORICAL FACTS & INFORMATION |
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Chassis No. |
UK3299 |
Engine No. |
UK3294 |
Registration
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GE 3769 |
Date of Delivery: |
Jan 1929 |
Type of Body: |
4-seater |
Coachbuilder: |
Vanden Plas |
Type of Car: |
No
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First Owner: |
KILBURN DRYSDALE
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More Info:
According to original Vanden Plas Coachbuilder
records, this car was originally fitted
with Body No. 1529 with a Sports 4-seater;
cream fabric/green and cream; 10/1928.
Michael Hay, in his book Bentley:
The Vintage Years, 1997, states:
"Vanden Plas body no. 1529. Scottish
Show car. 2 seater ex 12/60 Alvis -
now Robinson 4 seater Engine swopped
with ch. KL 3585, eng KL 3585." |
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Updated: Jul 05, 2007
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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