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1930 Bentley 6½ Litre
Chassis No. HM2864
Engine No. HM2864
Registration No. GH 1578
 
June 2013
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BDC Concours, 29 June 2013

 
     
     
  Source: Russell Browne
Posted: Sep 26, 2013
 
     
September 8, 2012
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1930 Bentley 6½ litre Speed Six

 
     
     
  Source: Flickr, posted by user 'Graham Woodward'
Posted: Jan 22, 2015
 
     
2010-2011
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BDC Concours, 2010

President Andrew Day's Speed Six at BDC Silverstone 2011.
 
 
 

 

 
     
     
  Source: Russell Browne
Posted: Jul 02, 2013
 
     
2007
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Vintage Bentleys crossing Europe in Bentley Calista Rally
(Posting on Motor Trend by Rory Jurnecka on May 9, 2007)

"Mirroring the type of event that the original Bentley Boys might have undertaken, the Bentley Calista Rally 2007 began this past Saturday in London.

The cadre of 16 vintage Bentleys will cross Europe along a 4,000 kilometer route, making numerous stops along the way, with the event reaching its conclusion in Turkey. Once there, a stop is planned at the new Bentley dealership in Instanbul before heading on to the finish line in Belek, a renowned Turkish resort town.

The rally, sponsored by Bentley Motors and organized by architect Frank Solano and designer Eddie McGuire, was open only to invited members of the Benjafeld's Racing Club, an exclusive Bentley club named after founding Bentley Boys member Dudley Benjefeld. Among the invitees are seven Bentley Speed Sixes and seven Bentley 4.5 Liters including one Blower (supercharged) model. The entrants were selected from many different countries including the U.S., UK, Ireland, Germany, Italy, and Denmark.

Founded in 1919, Bentley was a major contender in international endurance racing in the 1920s, with five wins at Le Mans inside of a decade. The famous Bentley Boys, an exclusive gentleman's driving club of the same period, would often stage arduous driving events not unlike the Bentley Calista Rally to garner publicity for the automaker (as well as themselves)."

 
     
     
  Source: Motor Trend
Updated: Jun 25, 2007
Posted: Nov 06, 2006
 
     
     
  Click here to read 'Benjafield's Racing Club' report on 'Bentley Calista Rally Final'.  
     
2006
In England in 2006 / Owned by a BDC member
2006
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This photograph was taken during the 2006 Bentley Drivers Club 70th Anniversary Summer Rally and Concours d'Elegance.

 
     
     
  Posted: Aug 23, 2007  
     
2006
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  Source: Flickr, posted by user 'Guy Jaques'
Posted: May 02, 2012
 
     
2004
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Photograph was taken on road to Spoleto, Italy in 2004.

 
     
     
  Source: "Bentley" magazine, Issue 11, Autumn 2004
Posted: Jan 30, 2008
 
     
2002
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Geneva Auto show 2002

 
     
     
  Source: Audi World
Posted: May 02, 2012
 
     
2001
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  Source: Shardlow Heritage Centre
Posted: May 02, 2012
 
     
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  Source: James E Pearce and Marshals Post
Posted: May 02, 2012
 
     
1998
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Photograph was taken at LeMans Race Track in 1998. Reg. no. GH 1578 is first car (from right to left) in first row.

 
     
     
  Source: "Queste" magazine, Summer 1998.
Posted: Nov 16, 2006
 
     
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"Christmas in New Bond Street" — A painting by Peter Miller.

 
     
     
  Source: Unknown
Posted: Sep 06, 2006
 
     
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This photograph is from an advertisement by Stanley Mann in "Thoroughbred & Classic Cars" magazine, March 1980.

Text in advt reads: 1930 Speed Six: chassis no. HM 2864, engine no. HB 2864. Superb mechanical specification, engine has five gallon sump, single port block etc., etc. Engine and radiator just restored, body 2 seater open sports in excellent condition. This car is one of the best Speed Sixes. It is priced to sell quickly so please phone for more details and price.

 
     
     
  Source: "Thoroughbred & Classic Cars" magazine, March 1980
Posted: Jul 31, 2008
 
     
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This photograph is from an advertisement by Dan Margulies in "Thoroughbred & Classic Cars" magazine, December 1979.

Text in advt reads: 1930 Bentley Speed 6 two-seater.

 
     
     
  Source: "Thoroughbred & Classic Cars" magazine, December 1979
Posted: Jul 31, 2008
 
     
 

Wayne M. Kennerley has identified car in above photograph as Chassis no. HM2864. Wayne says, "Body fitted in Rhodesia, currently fitted with a Le Mans replica body, car in the UK." — March 2, 2009

 
 
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  Source: Classic Cars in Rhodesia, ZA
Posted: Oct 05, 2010
 
     
 

Wayne M.Kennerley has identified car in above photograph as Chassis no. HM2864. Wayne says, "Registered B-4990, Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia - Please credit the photo on your website to Mrs. Morag Tritt-MacDonald who was the owner of this photograph which is now in my possession." — April 09, 2012

 
 
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Chassis no: HM2864
Registration No: GH 1578
Coachbuilder: Gurney Nutting

 
     
     
  Source: Pipo Aymamí
Posted: Jul 21, 2014
 
 
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EARLIEST RECORD OF HISTORICAL FACTS & INFORMATION
 
Chassis No. HM2864
Engine No. HM2864
Registration No. GH 1578
Date of Delivery: Jul 1930
Type of Body: Coupe
Coachbuilder: Gurney Nutting
Type of Car: SP4
   
First Owner: HENEAGE M W
 
     
  More Info: Michael Hay, in his book Bentley: The Vintage Years, 1997, states: "2 seat body ex RR Silver Ghost fitted in Africa after previous body removed by an elephant in a rally. Now Le Mans replica."  
     
     
  Posted: Mar 01, 2007  
     
 
 
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