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1923 Bentley 3 Litre    
Original 1923 Numbers
Chassis No. 266
Engine No. 270
Registration No. OR 1870

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Engine No. -
Registration No. OR 1870

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Goodwood Revival, September 2019

 
     
     
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Bicester Flywheel Festival, July 2017

 
     
     
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Bicester Flywheel Festival, 2017

 
     
     
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Chassis No. 266
Engine No. 270
Registration No. OR 1870
Date of Delivery: Jul 1923
Type of Body: 4-seater
Coachbuilder: Vanden Plas
Type of Car: TT
   
First Owner: F. Ricardo
 
     
  More Info: According to original Vanden Plas Coachbuilder records, this car was originally fitted with Body No. 3254 with a sporting 4-seater; black egg-shell. It was delivered to F. Ricardo in July 1923.

Michael Hay, in his book Bentley: The Vintage Years, 1997, states: "Vanden Plas 4 body no. 3254. Eng now BL 1618 ex ch . BL 1612. Eng 270 in ch. 331."
 
     
     
  Updated: Jul 03, 2007
Posted: Sep 14, 2006
 
     
 
 
 
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Sep 29, 2020 - Info and photographs received from Ernst Jan Krudop for his Chassis No. AX1651
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