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1927 Bentley 3 Litre |
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Original Numbers
Chassis No. RE1394
Engine No. RE1399
Registration No. PF 4887
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This car - updated
Chassis No. -
Engine No. -
Registration No. PF 4887
(Current owner / former owners, please come forward with updates. - April 2017) |
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November
2012 |
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Sold:
Mar 30, 2013
1927 Bentley 3-Litre Red Label Speed
Model
This very original, numbers matching
Speed Model Bentley was the subject
of a sympathetic restoration by marque
experts, just over 10 years ago, and
has since been maintained in as-new
condition by its fastidious owner,
and is for sale for the first time
in over 40 years.
Painted in Parson's Green, the original
colour of the racing Bentleys, it
features the highly desirable alloy
body and sporty blade wings, replicating
the paired-down style of the early
Le Mans winning cars. However this
is also a very sought after late model
3-Litre which features the later sump,
oil pump and ancillaries which gives
the new owner the option to rebuild
this as a much coveted 3/4.5 car.
This would produce the best possible
configuration of a Vintage 3-Litre
Bentley, combining the iconic purity
of line of the Le Mans cars with the
performance and handling of the later
more powerful 4.5 litre WOs.
Delivered in 1927 to its first owner
Commander Sir Archibald Southby, a
well-known MP and member of the English
aristocracy, the car retains its original
numbers matching engine and major
components, from new, together with
its original 'scratched aluminium'
body which still sports the Vanden
Plas coachworks badges on sills and
doors. According to Michael Hay's
book Chassis No. RE1394 spent '15
years in an Irish Barn' before the
current owner acquired in the car
in the early 1970s, and it has been
in his family's ownership ever since.
In the late 1990s the car was subject
to a no-expense spared restoration
by the craftsmen of South Stoke, a
group of WO Bentley specialists who
still work together from their individual
premises, near Henley. Then as now
the boys at South Stoke were the first
choice of both collector and dealer
alike for the quality of their leatherwork,
bracketry, body work and engineering,
and this car has all the hallmarks
of their expertise.
WO Bentley prices have risen dramatically
in the past few years, particularly
for good examples and few, if any,
are better than this, but experts
feel they could rise further still,
as recent auction prices reveal. So
don't miss this opportunity to own
a blue-chip Bentley, and the chance
to improve it further as a 3/4.5,
or just enjoy as is.
Price: £210,000 |
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Source:
The Old Racing Car Company
Posted: Nov 30, 2012 |
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2006 |
In
England in 2006 / Owned by a BDC member |
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EARLIEST
RECORD OF HISTORICAL FACTS & INFORMATION |
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Chassis No. |
RE1394 |
Engine No. |
RE1399 |
Registration
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PF 4887 |
Date of Delivery: |
Oct 1926 |
Type of Body: |
4-seater |
Coachbuilder: |
Vanden Plas |
Type of Car: |
SP |
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First Owner: |
SOUTHBY Comm A J
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More Info:
According to original Vanden Plas Coachbuilder
records, this car was originally fitted
with Body No. 1301 with a standard 4-seater
Sports; scratched aluminium / blue;
9/1926.
Michael Hay, in his book Bentley:
The Vintage Years, 1997, states:
"Vanden Plas body no. 1301. Spent
15 years in an lrish barn." |
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Updated: Jul 04, 2007
Posted: Mar 01, 2007 |
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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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