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1930
Bentley 4½ Litre Supercharged |
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Original 1930 Numbers
Chassis
No. SM3909
Engine No. SM3910
Registration No. GK 6661
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This car - updated
Chassis No. -
Engine No. -
Registration No. GK 6661
(Current owner / former owners, please come forward with further updates. - August 2018) |
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Photograph was taken
in the 1930s |
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Source:
From article, At
Bentleys published in "The
Autocar'" magazine, January 1942
Posted: Mar 17, 2008 |
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The first 25 production Supercharged 4½
Litre cars where Chassis Nos. SM3901-SM3925, all with
"smooth-case" blowers. The next 25 were Chassis
Nos. MS3926-MS3950 and had "rib-case" blowers.
Production Blower Bentleys had handbrake handles made
from rectangular stainless steel, whereas the five 4½
litre race cars for Tim Birkin had the "H" section
handle, but were drilled for lightness. |
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Source: Robert McLellan
Posted: Feb 20, 2008 |
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EARLIEST
RECORD OF HISTORICAL FACTS & INFORMATION |
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Chassis No. |
SM3909 |
Engine No. |
SM3910 |
Registration
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GK 6661 |
Date of Delivery: |
Jul 1930 |
Type of Body: |
2-seater |
Coachbuilder: |
Gurney Nutting |
Type of Car: |
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First Owner: |
BARNATO WOOLF |
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More Info:
Michael Hay, in his book Bentley:
The Vintage Years, 1997, states:
"D/7214. Fully modified and balanced
engine with phenomenal output." |
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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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