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1925 Bentley 3 Litre    
Original 1925 Numbers
Chassis No. 995
Engine No. 1009
Registration No. RU 1478

  This car - updated
Chassis No. Chassis frame built into chassis SL3073
Engine No. -
Registration No.
-
(Updated with Hay's 1997 information. - April 2016)
 
 

According to Hay's Bentley: The Vintage Years, 1997, chassis 995 was built into chassis SL3073.

The car is popularly known as the Gibbs Pancheri Special.

 
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Chassis No. 995
Engine No. 1009
Registration No. RU 1478
Date of Delivery: Jan 1925
Type of Body: 4-seater
Coachbuilder: Vanden Plas
Type of Car: SP
   
First Owner: DARVILLE J
 
     
  More Info: According to original Vanden Plas Coachbuilder records, this car was originally fitted with Body No. 1123 with a standard 4-seater Sports; grey; 3/1925.

Michael Hay, in his book Bentley: The Vintage Years, 1997, states: "Vanden Plas body no. 1123. Broken up. Chassis frame built into chassis SL 3073."
 
     
     
  Updated: Jul 04, 2007
Posted: Mar 01, 2007
 
     
 
 
 
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