|
|
|
1929 Bentley 4½ Litre |
Chassis No. RL3445
Engine No. RL3449
Registration No. MT 1846 |
|
|
|
2006 |
In
South Africa in 2006 / Owned by a BDC member |
|
|
|
Click
on thumbnail for larger view |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Dear
Mr McLellan, I've been sorting through
my late father's vintage car correspondence
and find it impossible not to stop
and read all sorts of exchanges between
his fellow owners of W.O. Bentleys.
He owned a number during the '40s,
preferring them to the tinware that
was emerging post war. After a break
of a few years he started looking
again and enquired about MT 1846.
However, he did not buy it but instead
bought the 1929 ex- Prince Imeretenski
4 1/2 tourer* (body by G Wylder) from
Ken Hart. From the letter I have found
(above) MT 1846 was owned in Feb
1968 by Mr D F Ide.
For your information, my dad also
owned AG
2464 and UU
6505 but am unable to precisely
date which years during '40s or even
'50s.
*see Bentley Past & Present, Rivers
Fletcher, page 98/99.
Hope this helps fill in some gaps."
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Source:
Richard Archbell
Posted: Aug 22, 2014 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1968 |
|
|
This car was owned
by Mr D.F. Ide in 1968
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Source:
Richard Archbell
Posted: Aug 22, 2014 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
EARLIEST
RECORD OF HISTORICAL FACTS & INFORMATION |
|
|
|
Chassis No. |
RL3445 |
Engine No.
|
RL3449 |
Registration
No. |
MT 1846 |
Date of Delivery: |
Feb 1929 |
Type of Body: |
4-seater |
Coachbuilder:
|
Vanden Plas |
Type of Car: |
No
info |
|
|
First Owner: |
HILLEARY E L |
|
|
|
|
|
|
More Info:
According to original Vanden Plas Coachbuilder
records, this car was originally fitted
with Body No. 1548 with a 4-seater Sports,
long bonnet; /1929.
Michael Hay, in his book Bentley:
The Vintage Years, 1997, states:
"Vanden Plas body no. 1548. 4 seater
by H.M. Bentley, then 4 seater by Edmunds
Metal Works. Now in South Africa."
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Updated: Jul 05, 2007
Posted: Mar 01, 2007 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Submit
more information on this car |
|
|
|
BACK |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sep 30, 2020 - Info and photograph received from Simon Hunt for Chassis No. RL3439 |
|
|
Sep 30, 2020 - Info and photographs received from Dick Clay for Chassis No. 147 |
|
|
Sep 29, 2020 - Info and photographs received from Ernst Jan Krudop for his Chassis No. AX1651 |
|
|
Sep 28, 2020 - Info and photographs received from Lars Hedborg
for his Chassis No. KL3590 |
|
|
Sep 25, 2020 - Info and photograph added for Registration No. XV 3207 |
|
|
Sep 24, 2020 - Info and photograph added for Registration No. YM 7165 |
|
[More] |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CLUB TALK
Upcoming Vintage Bentley Events |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|