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| 1931 Bentley 4½ Litre Supercharged |
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Original 1931 Numbers
Chassis No. MS3943
Engine No. MS3947
Registration No. GX 555
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This car - updated
Chassis No. -
Engine No. -
Registration No. GX 555
(Current owner / former owners, please come forward with further updates. - February 2018) |
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This photograph was
posted on Wikipedia by Lars-Göran
Lindgren, Sweden. |
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Source:
Wikipedia
Posted: Sep 29, 2007 |
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| 2003 |
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Belgium in 2003 / Owned by a BDC member |
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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. |
MS3943 |
| Engine No. |
MS3947 |
| Registration
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GX 555 |
| Date of Delivery: |
Sep 1931 |
| Type of Body: |
D/H Coupe |
| Coachbuilder: |
Vanden Plas |
| Type of Car: |
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| First Owner: |
WILLMOTT W T |
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More Info:
According to original Vanden Plas Coachbuilder
records, this car was originally fitted
with Body No. 1767 with a supercharged;
drop-head coupe close coupled; black
/ silver line; £185; 3/1932.
Michael Hay, in his book Bentley: The Vintage Years,
1997, states: "D/7254.
Vanden Plas body no. 1764. Original
body still fitted." |
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Updated: Jul 06, 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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