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1929 Bentley 6½ Litre    
Original 1929 Numbers
Chassis No. FA2510
Engine No. FA2514
Registration No. RX 3612

  This car - updated
Chassis No. FA2510
Engine No. FA2514
Registration No. RX 3612

(Updated with information from owner Paul Kennady. - August 2012)
 
August 2018
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Bentley Drivers Club Silverstone, August 2018

 
     
     
  Source: Simon Laidlaw
Posted: Aug 14, 2018
 
     
February 2016
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  Source: Flickr, posted by user 'artfeltphotos'
Posted: Feb 06, 2016
 
     
April 2013
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North West Spring Run Lancashire UK, April 2013

 
     
     
  Source: OTS News
Posted: Aug 22, 2013
 
     
September 2, 2012
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Cholmondeley Classic Car & bike Show, September 2012

 
     
     
  Source: Flickr, posted by user 'Steve Glover'
Posted: Oct 31, 2014
 
     
2012 (June-August)
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BDC Summer Concours, Boughton House Kettering, June 2012

BDC Silverstone, August 2012
 
 
 

 

 
     
     
  Source: Russell Browne
Posted: Jun 10, 2013
 
     
August 2012
 

"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."

 
     
     
  Source: Paul Kennady (Owner)
Posted: Aug 22, 2012
 
     
April 21, 2012
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1929 6½ Litre Bentley

 
     
     
  Source: Flickr, posted by user 'Peter Barker'
Posted: May 13, 2015
 
     
January 2012
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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

 
     
     
  Source: Bonhams
Posted: Jan 31, 2012
 
     
2007
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Photograph was taken during 2007 Peking to Paris Rally

 
     
     
  Posted: Sep 21, 2007  
     
2007
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Brooklands 2007.

 
     
     
  Source: Nonesuche
Posted: Jan 24, 2009
 
     
2006
In England in 2006 / Owned by a BDC member
2006
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Brooklands Club Meet, New Year's Day 2006. Photo by Jim Hearnden.

 
     
     
  Source: Flickr
Posted: Jan 22, 2009
 
     
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"Bentley Pre-War Speed 6 "Le Mans Team Car Specification"

auf Basis 6,5 ltr. zum Speed 6 mit "Le Mans Team Car Spezifikation" aufgebaut, atemberaubende Fahreigenschaften, 8 ltr. Hubraum, soeben die "Safari Challenge" in Africa erfolgreich absolviert

Colour: schwarz

Interior colour: schwarz

Drive: RHD

Type: Cabrio / Roadster

Year: 1927"

 
     
     
  Source: E. Thiesen KG Hamburg
Posted: May 01, 2006
 
     
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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
   
First Owner: PALMER R H R
 
     
  More Info: Michael Hay, in his book Bentley: The Vintage Years, 1997, states: "Palmer - of Huntley & Palmers Biscuits."  
     
     
  Posted: Mar 01, 2007  
     
 
 
 
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