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| 1926 Bentley 3 Litre |
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Original 1925 Numbers
Chassis No. 1216
Engine No. 1227
Registration No. KU 9554
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This car - updated
Chassis No. -
Engine No. -
Registration No. KU 9554
(Current owner / former owners, please come forward with further updates. - August 2016) |
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Aug 11, 2016
"Dear Mr. McLellan,
Please let me introduce myself being the wife of late Mr. Gunther Holnsteiner who passed on to me his Bentley with the Registration Number KU 9554.
I have learned from the papers of my husband (especially BDC Review May 1982, page 80f) that the car has been for years in America, Texas, in the ownership of Mr. Javier S. Leon of Hubbard, Texas, (former) member of the BDC Texas, before coming back to Europe in the later 1980ies. Looking up the website of the BDC I realised that you added some photos from that time and so the idea was born to get into contact with you as you might know Mr. Javier Leon and be able to give me his contact details or even give me information about the car. What would be of interest to me is eg: when has it been brought to America, who were the owners there, maybe there are more photos available, etc etc.?
I would be very happy hearing from you soon and send my best regards,
Sabine Menghin-Holnsteiner"
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Aug 19, 2016
"Hello Sabine,
I have been in England and France the last few weeks and I am now catching up on my correspondence. I appreciate that you contacted me. I am familiar with the car and saw it just once here in Texas and I knew Javier S. Leon. He died many years ago -- I think not long after I saw the car in 1982. I never found out any history of the car. In 1982 it had a cosmetic restoration but the engine was in poor condition. It certainly looks great now. I hope we find out more about the car in the future. Please add any photos and information that you have as the readers would love to learn more about your car. Hopefully, others will come forward with additional information and photos about chassis 1216 that we can add to your chassis page.
Best wishes,
Robert C. McLellan" |
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Source: Sabine Menghin (Wife of former owner)
Posted: Aug 20, 2016 |
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| EARLIEST
RECORD OF HISTORICAL FACTS & INFORMATION |
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| Chassis No. |
1216 |
| Engine No. |
1227 |
| Registration
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KU 9554 |
| Date of Delivery: |
Nov 1925 |
| Type of Body: |
4-seater |
| Coachbuilder: |
Vanden Plas |
| Type of Car: |
SP  |
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| First Owner: |
WIGHTMAN Jnr J |
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More Info:
According to original Vanden Plas Coachbuilder
records, this car was originally fitted
with Body No. 1192 with a standard Sports
4-seater; blue / black; 11/1925. |
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Updated: Jul 04, 2007
Posted: Mar 01, 2007 |
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Sep 28, 2020 - Info and photographs received from Lars Hedborg
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