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1923 Bentley 3 Litre    
Original 1923 Numbers
Chassis No. 233
Engine No. 232
Registration No. MF 1271

  This car - updated
Chassis No. 233
Engine No. 232
Registration No. MF 1271

(Updated with information from Tim Houlding International, August 2013. Current owner / former owners, please come forward with further updates. - July 2016)
 
May 2016
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1923 Bentley 3 Litre

 
     
     
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Posted: Jul 05, 2016
 
     
August 2013
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May 22, 2014: Sold

Superb 1923 Tourist Trophy Model 3 litre Bentley fitted with its original Vanden Plas Sports coachwork
Chassis 233, Engine 232 is a very rare example of the Short Chassis Tourist Trophy Model 3 litre, fitted with its original Vanden Plas Sports Coachwork.

Of 70 T.T. Models chassis produced, very few survive in such lovely condition, with original coachwork, all correct instruments and Lucas lamps, and the desirable A Type gearbox and SU Sloper carburettors.

The engine has been rebuilt by Elmdown with new crank and rods and the car is perfectly geared with 3.78 back axle and overdrive. This little gem is a real goer, as well as a very rare Bentley Classic.

£215,000.

 
     
     
  Source: Tim Houlding International
Posted: Aug 27, 2013
 
     
2006
In England in 2006 / Owned by a BDC member
2006
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Wilton Windmill Car Show, 2006.

 
     
     
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Posted: Mar 06, 2009
 
     
EARLIEST RECORD OF HISTORICAL FACTS & INFORMATION
 
Chassis No. 233
Engine No. 232
Registration No. MF 1271
Date of Delivery: Jun 1923
Type of Body: 4-seater
Coachbuilder: CAR MART
Type of Car: TT
   
First Owner: FRISELL SVEN
 
     
  More Info: According to original Vanden Plas Coachbuilder records, this car was originally fitted with Body No. 1011 with a 4-seater; 10/1923.

Michael Hay, in his book Bentley: The Vintage Years, 1997, states: "Vanden Plas 4 seater no. 1011 fitted November 1923. Rebuilt on new frame 1928. In South Africa - now in UK, reg DS 7432."
 
     
     
  Updated: Jul 03, 2007
Posted: Sep 15, 2006
 
     
 
 
 
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