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1928 Bentley 3 Litre    
Original 1927 Numbers
Chassis No. BL1611
Engine No. BL1610
Registration No. NU 4645

  This car - updated
Chassis No. Parts of ch HB3411 built into BL1611
Engine No. AB 3359
(Original eng BL1610 now in ch. NR513)
Registration No. RR 6774

(Updated with information from Hay, 1997. Current owner / former owners, please come forward with further updates. - May 2016)
 
July 2014
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This photograph was taken by Pascal Piérart, July 23, 2014 on the highway in Lyon City.

 
     
     
  Source: Pascal Piérart
Posted: Jul 29, 2014
 
     
2003
In Scotland in 2003 / Owned by a BDC member
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Posted: Feb 13, 2009
 
     
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  Source: Bonhams
Posted: Mar 19, 2018
 
     
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Chassis No. BL1611
Engine No. BL1610
Registration No. NU 4645
Date of Delivery: Mar 1927
Type of Body: 4-seater
Coachbuilder: Vanden Plas
Type of Car: SP
   
First Owner: WELDON L E
 
     
  More Info: According to original Vanden Plas Coachbuilder records, this car was originally fitted with Body No. 1354 with a standard Sporting 4-seater; black fabric /black; 3/1927.

Michael Hay, in his book Bentley: The Vintage Years, 1997, states: "Vanden Plas body no. 1354. Re-reg RR 6774. Engine AB3359 and other parts of ch. HB3411 built into chassis. BL1610 now in ch. NR513."
 
     
     
  Updated: Jul 05, 2007
Posted: Mar 01, 2007
 
     
 
 
 
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