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1929
Bentley 6½ Litre |
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Original 1929 Numbers
Chassis
No. FA2510
Engine No. FA2514
Registration No. RX 3612
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This car - updated
Chassis No. FA2510
Engine No. FA2514
Registration No. RX 3612
(Updated with information from owner Paul Kennady. - August 2012) |
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August
2012 |
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"I now own RX
3612. A 6½ Litre uprated to Speed
Six Le Mans spec. Still in black.
Known locally as the Black Beast!
Has 8 litre block so very fast and
massive torque. Will send details
later. Am enjoying your website. Keep
up the good work." |
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Source:
Paul Kennady (Owner)
Posted: Aug 22, 2012 |
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January
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1929 Bentley 6½/8-Litre
Tourer
Chassis no. FA2510
Engine no. FA2514
Sold
for €615,250 inc. premium
This 6½-Litre Le Mans-style
tourer offered here was constructed
from parts by well known Bentley collector/racer
and VSCC competitor, David Llewellyn,
and has been upgraded with the engine
block of an 8-Litre model. Off test
on 19th January 1929, chassis number
'FA2510' is one of only 97 Bentley
6½-Litre models completed on
the 12' wheelbase chassis, the majority
being erected on the 12' 6" frame.
The car started life fitted with Weymann-type
saloon coachwork by H J Mulliner and
was first owned by Mr R H R Palmer,
of Messrs Huntley & Palmer, the
Reading-based biscuit manufacturers.
It was first registered in the UK
on 30th June 1929 as 'RX 3612', a
Berkshire mark. The car is described
in 'Bentley, The Vintage Years'
by Michael Hay (page 465).
David Llewellyn built the car as a
copy of a Le Mans Speed Six, with
replica Vanden Plas-type coachwork
and to high-performance specification,
its 8-Litre engine delivering tremendous
torque. The 8-Litre block is mounted
in reverse on the 6½-Litre
crankcase so that the engine retains
the appearance of a '6½' while
the gearbox is an original Bentley
D-type and the axles, steering box,
etc are likewise genuine Bentley.
After completion the car was bought
from David Llewellyn by David Ayre,
the Berkshire-based Bentley and Invicta
specialist, who further improved it
by fitting a servo to the braking
system. At some stage the Bentley
was loaned to a client to participate
in a rally in South Africa. When the
car returned it was discovered that
the top had come off one of the pistons,
so rather than risk further damage
David dismantled the entire car and
was in the process of reassembling
it when a Dutch client, Dirk Lindenberg,
persuaded him to part with it. The
restoration was completed in time
for the 2007 Paris-Peking Rally.
On the rally the Bentley was driven
hard and the chassis broke behind
the front axle's rear mountings. The
car was sent back to David to be repaired
and it was at this stage that the
chassis was replaced with a Julian
Ghosh frame to correct specification.
It was decided that the originally
chassis should be completely destroyed
as it had already received a lot of
repair work and was beyond saving.
The replacement chassis was stamped
with the original chassis number,
'FA2510'. The Bentley was then sold
to the current owner (around 12 months
ago) but he has not used it as much
as he would have liked so it is being
sold. Currently registered in the
Netherlands and eligible for a wide
variety of the most prestigious events,
'FA2510' is described as an honest,trouble-free
Bentley ready for the fortunate next
owner to enjoy.
Estimate: €600,000 - 700,000 |
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Source:
Bonhams
Posted: Jan 31, 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. |
FA2510 |
Engine No. |
FA2514 |
Registration
No. |
RX 3612 |
Date of Delivery: |
Jan 1929 |
Type of Body: |
Saloon (Weymann) |
Coachbuilder: |
H J Mulliner |
Type of Car: |
ST2 |
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First Owner: |
PALMER R H R |
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More Info:
Michael Hay, in his book Bentley:
The Vintage Years, 1997, states:
"Palmer - of Huntley & Palmers
Biscuits." |
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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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