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1923 Bentley 3 Litre |
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Original 1922 Numbers
Chassis No. 113
Engine No. 113
Registration No. KU 631
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This car - updated
Chassis No. 113
Engine No. 113
Registration No. KU 631
(Updated with information from owner Steven Collins. - May 2016) |
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August 2019 |
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Found on NDR Limited website on August 7, 2019
1922 Bentley 3 Litre
With its original charming body by Harrison this 3 Litre is the earliest to survive in this form with its matching numbered components. As now this is a delightful example retaining its original unbraked axle and runs on beaded edged tyres. You may be forgiven for thinking that this vintage Bentley is therefore a museum piece to be taken on a trailer to and from shows and events and to be driven occasionally by the brave, but that is not Bentley motoring. Having recently been driven from Tel Aviv, across the Golan heights and covering 1,000 miles in six days on the Holy Land Tour this is a vintage Bentley to enjoy. We have been out and about in this one. In city traffic it is comfortable, keeps up with modern traffic, stops and steers surefootedly and its progress is enhanced by the courtesy of modern motorists who take great pleasure in being courteous. Simply wonderful.
The history file shows that she entered the Morecambe Road Speed trials in September 1923, that she was owned by the writer Richard Hughes in 1929, and was found abandoned, but entirely complete in a field by a Bentley Drivers Club member of notable enthusiasm in the 1950s. Since that time she has been preserved and enjoyed and long may that continue.
Jump in this vintage Bentley, drive anywhere and enjoy the full vintage Bentley experience.
This car is for sale as of August 7, 2019 |
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Source:
NDR Limited
Posted: Aug 07, 2019 |
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May 2016 |
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This car has been recently purchased by Steven Collins. |
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Source: Steven Collins (Owner)
Posted: May 05, 2016 |
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2010 |
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This car was purchased
by John Blake in 2010. |
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Source:
Matthew Blake (Son of owner)
Posted: Apr 20, 2015 |
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2000 |
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Mar. 27, 2000 - Chassis
No. 113 was sold at auction by Christie's
in London.
Below is a report From the Telegraph
& Argus, first published Wednesday
Mar. 8, 2000
Why this runabout will fetch
£60,000
For sale: 1922 Bentley sports car,
in excellent condition with two previous
Bradford owners.
The three litre, two-seater sports
car, was once a familiar sight on
the highways and byways of Bradford,
will go under the hammer at Christie's
in London on March 27. And it is expected
to fetch £55,000 to £60,000.
The blue model was number 113 to roll
out of the Bentley factory in Cricklewood,
London, in 1921 and was sold new to
an enthusiast named Mr E W Knowles,
of Charles Street, Bradford.
With its Bradford number plate, KU
631, it was sold within a year to
a Mr R Smith, of Fieldhead Mills,
Bradford, who looked after the motor
for more than 50 years. And according
to newspaper cuttings in the car's
file, Mr Smith used his car for the
purpose for which it was built
sport. He entered the car in speed
trials on the Morecambe New Road during
the Morecambe summer carnival of September
1923.
Simon Towle, executive director of
the Bentley Drivers Club, said its
first owner would have paid £1,050
for the chassis and engine, and an
extra £450 for the seats and
body.
"People who bought these cars
were obviously well off, probably
rich mill owners. And no doubt they'd
cause trouble at t'mill if they pulled
up in one of these," he said.
"It's a lovely little motor and
the new owner will have lots of fun.
It's nice to see a car that's been
sympathetically restored. It has the
original style wheels and it would
appear it has the original body and
still has the front wheel brakes.
The early Bentleys were built with
front wheel brakes but a lot of others
have had them fitted since for safety
reasons. The engine also has a very
early carburettor set-up that's been
retained."
He said there were about 1,600 classic
Bentleys in the world, about 1,000
of which are in Britain. "But
a lot of them are a bit of one car
and a bit of another. This one is
quite unusual."
Colin Warrington, motor expert at
Christie's said: "Initially it's
quite a special car. It's almost one
of the very first built by Bentley
Motors and it appears to have the
original body. It had long-term ownership
in the north of England and ran in
a very early motor sport event driven
by a resident of Bradford. Obviously
there are risks with this kind of
sport but the car seems to have survived."
The car has the original chassis,
engine, steering box and bonnet with
matching numbers. After its Bradford
links the car moved to Dorset and
was then sold on to the current vendor
in London.
It is ready for road use and has a
current MoT. |
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Source:
"Telegraph and Argus" newspaper
archives
Posted: Jul 17, 2007 |
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1929 |
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Owner, 1929-1945
- Richard Hughes
One of the early owners of Chassis
No. 113 was Richard Hughes, the famous
author who wrote High Wind in Jamaica.
He died in Wales in 1975. He bought
the car on Oct. 26, 1929 and paid
150 UK pounds. He bought it at Boyd
Carpenter, 47 West End Lane, Kilburn,
NW6, London. |
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Source:
Anthony Vilela, Historian
Posted: Jul 17, 2007 |
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1928 |
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Owner in 1928 - G.
R. Sketon, Harrogate, Yorkshire |
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Source:
Anthony Vilela, Historian
Posted: Jul 17, 2007 |
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1927 |
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Owner in 1927 - Pamela
Ash, Harrogate, Yorkshire |
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Source:
Anthony Vilela, Historian
Posted: Jul 17, 2007 |
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1925 |
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Owner in 1925 - Ronald
Smith, Bradford, Yorkshire - According
to newspaper cuttings in the car's
file, Mr Smith used his car for the
purpose for which it was built
sport. He entered the car in speed
trials on the Morecambe New Road during
the Morecambe summer carnival of September
1923. |
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Source:
"Telegraph and Argus" newspaper
archives
Posted: Jul 17, 2007 |
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1922 |
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Owner in 1922 - E.
W. Knowles
The car was delivered to the first
owner on July 7, 1922. According to
an article in the "Telegraph
and Argus" newspaper, the first
owner was E. W. Knowles, of Charles
Street, Bradford. |
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Source:
"Telegraph and Argus" newspaper
archives
Posted: Jul 17, 2007 |
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EARLIEST
RECORD OF HISTORICAL FACTS & INFORMATION |
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Chassis No. |
113 |
Engine No. |
113 |
Registration
No. |
KU 631 |
Date of Delivery: |
Jul 1922 |
Type of Body: |
No info |
Coachbuilder: |
No info |
Type of Car: |
S |
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First Owner: |
KNOWLES E W |
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More Info:
Michael Hay, in his book Bentley:
The Vintage Years, 1997, states:
"Now 2 seater." |
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Posted: Mar 01, 2007 |
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