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1931 Bentley 8 Litre
Chassis No. YM5042
Engine No. YM5042
Registration No. KJ 3154
 
January 2015
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Sold: May 4, 2015

8 litre Bentley
Fantastically original, matching no. 8 litre Bentley with 1960’s competition coach work.

  
     
     
  Source: NDR Ltd.
Posted: Jan 16, 2015		  
     
 
 

8 litre YM5042 rebuilt by Hoffman and Burton with 4-seater coachwork on 11´6" wheelbase according to Michael Hay: "Bentley: The Vintage Years" (1986). Probably in the Allan Söderström Collection, Söderström being Swedish importer of BMW, R-R and Bentley at the time.

  
     
     
  Source: Olle Ljungström
Posted: Feb 14, 2008		  
     
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1930 Bentley shown at BMW dealership in Stockholm, Sweden, in the 1980s.

  
     
     
  Source: Walter Miller
Posted: Jul 09, 2007		  
     
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July 1975		  
 
 

Allan Söderström with his YM5042. He died in 1978 (1900-1978).

 
     
     
  Source: eBay, SMT Magazine
Posted: Jun 08, 2013		  
     
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Chassis No. YM5042
Engine No. YM5042
Registration No. KJ 3154
Date of Delivery: Sep 1931
Type of Body: Limousine
Coachbuilder: Freestone & Webb
Type of Car: 13
   
First Owner: RUSSELL J
 
     
  More Info: Michael Hay, in his book Bentley: The Vintage Years, 1997, states: "F/8068. Now Hofmann & Burton 4 seater on 11'6" WB."  
     
     
  Posted: Mar 01, 2007  
     
 
 
 
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