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1924 Bentley 3 Litre |
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Original 1924 Numbers
Chassis No. 500
Engine No. 505
Registration No. NW 5917
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This car - updated
Chassis No. -
Engine No. -
Registration No. NW 5917
(Current owner / former owners, please come forward with further updates. - September 2017) |
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"J.M.P. Masterman (1908-1982) a motorcycle enthusiast, owned a 1924 Bentley Reg. NW 5917 motorcar with which he toured Britain and France with his family. I believe that this information is correct but cannot verify it."
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Source:
Hugh Darlington
Posted: Dec 07, 2019 |
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2009 |
In
Canada in 2009 / Owned by a BDC member |
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2001 |
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2001 Pebble Beach
Concours, in Carmel, California |
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Source:
Flickr, posted by user 'Artamia'
Posted: Jul 16, 2013 |
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"This car is
currently owned by Phill Entwistle
of North Vancouver, BC., Canada. When
photographed it was then owned by
George Klepp. A very nice car indeed
and in excellent condition!"
David Cohen, Aug 05, 2013
"Body is Barker or Barker
copy." David Rolfe,
Aug 3, 2013 |
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1924 BENTLEY 3-LITRE
SPEED MODEL SPORTS Tourer
Body by Park Ward
Engine no. 505; Chassis no. 500; Reg.
no. NW 5917
Engine, four-cylinder, overhead camshaft,
monobloc, bore 80 mm., stroke 149
mm., capacity 2,996 c.c.: dual magneto
ignition: four-speed gearbox, right-hand
change: spiral bevel final drive:
footbrake on four wheels, handbrake
on rear wheels: suspension semi-elliptic
front and rear: wheelbase 9ft. 9½in.:
tyre size 5.21x21: price new in England
(chassis) £925.
This is a rare and completely original
example fitted with an unusual dual-cowl
four-door touring body in aluminium:
there is a second screen to the rear
compartment and an inside handbrake
(the standard Vanden Plas-bodied four-seaters,
of course, mounted this out of doors).
It is finished in the original colour
scheme of crimson with black wings
and the grey leather upholstery is
also original. Equipment includes
a hood and hood-bag in heavy-quality
black leathercloth, a tonneau cover,
the original rear carpets and a four-piece
screen on which the two top portions
open outward. There is also a fire-extinguisher
and a Marchal spotlight and dynamo
cover/plug holder (this latter not
at present fitted) go with the car,
as do two manuals -a 1930 reprint
of the original instruction book,
and Berthon's Technical Facts of
the Vintage Bentley.
It has been in the present ownership
for 44 years: the original owner is
believed to have been the Marquis
de Casa Maury. During the latter period
it has been driven only by its owner
and has never been raced or rallied
- concours d'elegance apart.
The car has always been kept in a
heated garage and condition is described
as excellent throughout, apart from
some wear and tear in the front trim
and some bubbling of the lower windscreen
panels, which are possibly the original
safety glass. When inspected by Joseph
Cockshoot of Manchester (Rolls-Royce
and Bentley retailers) in 1968, it
recorded 73 per cent efficiency on
the footbrake and 55 per cent on the
handbrake. All the tyres now fitted
are new and two used Avon covers are
also included. |
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Source:
Sotheby & Co. Auction of Veteran
and Vintage Vehicles X catalog, May
20, 1971
Posted: Dec 27, 2006 |
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"This car used
to belong to my father before and
during WW2. I have a couple of pictures
but no dates." |
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Source:
Peter Woods (Son of former owner)
Posted: Jul 04, 2015 |
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EARLIEST
RECORD OF HISTORICAL FACTS & INFORMATION |
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Chassis No. |
500 |
Engine No. |
505 |
Registration
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NW 5917 |
Date of Delivery: |
Feb 1924 |
Type of Body: |
No info |
Coachbuilder: |
CHALMER & HOYER |
Type of Car: |
SP |
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First Owner: |
HART H L |
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More Info:
Michael Hay, in his book Bentley:
The Vintage Years, 1997, states:
"Was in Switzerland - now in UK.
Park Ward tourer. Single Solex carb
fitted new. Crashed and rebuilt 1930s
- dumb-iron numbered 169." |
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Posted: Sep 20, 2006 |
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Sep 30, 2020 - Info and photograph received from Simon Hunt for Chassis No. RL3439 |
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Sep 30, 2020 - Info and photographs received from Dick Clay for Chassis No. 147 |
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Sep 29, 2020 - Info and photographs received from Ernst Jan Krudop for his Chassis No. AX1651 |
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Sep 28, 2020 - Info and photographs received from Lars Hedborg
for his Chassis No. KL3590 |
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Sep 25, 2020 - Info and photograph added for Registration No. XV 3207 |
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Sep 24, 2020 - Info and photograph added for Registration No. YM 7165 |
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