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1929 Bentley 4½ Litre |
Chassis No. PL3480
Engine No. PL3480
Registration No. GU 8136 / WO 1929 |
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2007 |
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1929 4½
litre, Reg No: WO 1929, Engine No:
PL 3480, Chassis No: PL3480
PL3480, an all matching numbered car,
originally bodied by Harrison as a
tourer was brought to Australia around
1960 and rebodied in Melbourne as
an open tourer with cycle guards.
("Second
half of the above line about the car
is incorrect. My father, John Spill,
rebodied the car as a VDP replica
in mid 60s. He brought it out to
Australia in 1972 to Perth and drove
it across the Nullabor (treeless plains
in mid Aust) to Canberra in 1973.") Mark Spill
(son of former owner), Sep 4, 2013
Purchased ten years ago
by David and Glenice in reliable running
order, it was dismantled and restored
chassis up, including a new body by
the respected Western Australian restorer
Roger Fry in a seven month period
in 1998.
The car has been campaigned around
the world including USA, Europe, UK
and Ireland and in 2005 was an entrant
in the Australian Down Under Tour
from Perth to Sydney.
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Source:
Program for "6th International
Vintage Bentley Tour of South Africa",
2007
Posted:
Dec 13, 2007 |
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Also
read article 'Vintage
Bentley Tour of South Africa 2007'. |
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2006 |
In
Australia in 2006 / Owned by a BDC member |
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1947 - 1985 |
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John Spill became
the owner of this car in the late
1940s. It was sold to Owen Bourke
of Sydney in 1985.
(John Spill also owned 3-litre Chassis
RT1535
from 1946 to 1947.)
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Source:
Mark Spill (Son of former owner)
Posted: Apr 28, 2011 |
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EARLIEST
RECORD OF HISTORICAL FACTS & INFORMATION |
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Chassis No. |
PL3480 |
Engine No.
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PL3480 |
Registration
No. |
GU 8136 |
Date of Delivery: |
May 1929 |
Type of Body: |
4-seater |
Coachbuilder:
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Harrison |
Type of Car: |
No
info |
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First Owner: |
BETHELL Hon W G |
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More Info:
Michael Hay, in his book Bentley:
The Vintage Years, 1997, states:
"In Australia." |
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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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