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1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Supercharged |
Chassis No. SM3904
Engine No. SM3908
Registration No. PL 1150 |
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The first 25 production Supercharged 4½
Litre cars where Chassis Nos. SM3901-SM3925, all with
"smooth-case" blowers. The next 25 were Chassis
Nos. MS3926-MS3950 and had "rib-case" blowers.
Production Blower Bentleys had handbrake handles made
from rectangular stainless steel, whereas the five 4½
litre race cars for Tim Birkin had the "H" section
handle, but were drilled for lightness. |
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Source: Robert McLellan
Posted: Feb 20, 2008 |
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| EARLIEST
RECORD OF HISTORICAL FACTS & INFORMATION |
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| Chassis No. |
SM3904 |
| Engine No. |
SM3908 |
| Registration
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PL 1150 |
| Date of Delivery: |
Jul 1930 |
| Type of Body: |
4-seater |
| Coachbuilder: |
Vanden Plas |
| Type of Car: |
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| First Owner: |
HINDMARSH J S |
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More Info:
According to original Vanden Plas Coachbuilder
records, this car was originally fitted
with Body No. 1674 with a supercharged;
standard 4-seater, long bonnet, Vanden
Plas sketch 541; black/red; 7/1930.
Michael Hay, in his book Bentley:
The Vintage Years, 1997, states:
"D/7207. Vanden Plas body no. 1674,
now on 4½ Litre ch. SL 3055. Crashed
and written-off in 1932. salvaged and
rebuilt by H M Bentleys. Rebuilt as
Corsica coupe, no supercharger. In Sweden." |
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Updated: Jul 06, 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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