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1931 Bentley 8 Litre |
Chassis No. YF5008
Engine No. YF5008
Registration No. GK 4300 |
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2006 |
In
USA in 2006 / Owned by a BDC member |
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YF5008 was
a 1930 car on the longer (13 ft. wheelbase
chassis, bearing this beautifully
balanced Park Ward saloon bodywork.
It served as the old Bentley Company's
Show car at Olympio that year and
was both a showroom and demonstration
car. The body has sliding buckettype
front seats, and the upholstery was
in soft green grained leather to match
the Suffolk green mouldings and wheels,
which relieve the black cellulose
of the rest of the body. The interior
is tastefully furnished, and the color
scheme is even carried out in the
fittings.
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Source:
The Flying Lady, March-April 1990
Posted: Jun 24, 2013 |
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EARLIEST
RECORD OF HISTORICAL FACTS & INFORMATION |
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Chassis No. |
YF5008 |
Engine No.
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YF5008 |
Registration
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GK 4300 |
Date of Delivery: |
Dec 1930 |
Type of Body: |
Saloon |
Coachbuilder:
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Park Ward |
Type of Car: |
12 |
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First Owner: |
ALDRIDGE R |
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More Info:
Michael Hay, in his book Bentley:
The Vintage Years, 1997, states:
"F/8005. 1930. Olympia Show car.
Park Ward body no. 3447. "Black wheels
and line". Demonstrator. Scrapped 1946
- crankcase in ch. YF 5020." |
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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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