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| 1931 Bentley 4½ Litre Supercharged |
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Original 1931 Numbers
Chassis No. MS3945
Engine No. MS3950
Registration No. GY 4300
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This car - updated
Chassis No. -
Engine No. -
Registration No. GY 4300
(Current owner / former owners, please come forward with further updates. - August 2018) |
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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. |
MS3945 |
| Engine No. |
MS3950 |
| Registration
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GY 4300 |
| Date of Delivery: |
Aug 1931 |
| Type of Body: |
D/H Coupe |
| Coachbuilder: |
Vanden Plas |
| Type of Car: |
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| First Owner: |
CARLYLE L S |
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More Info:
According to original Vanden Plas Coachbuilder
records, this car was originally fitted
with Body No. 1768 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/7256. Vanden Plas body no. 1768.
Broken up 1952/53. Front and back axles
built into other cars." |
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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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