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1923 Bentley 3 Litre    
Original 1923 Numbers
Chassis No. 203
Engine No. 210
Registration No. SY 1791

  This car - updated
Chassis No. 203
Engine No. 210
Registration No. SY 1791

(Updated with information from PreWarCar. - June 2020)
 
June 2020
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Found on PreWarCar website on June 26, 2020

1923 3 Litre Bentley
Gurney Nutting original bodied Saloon

Chassis Number 203
Engine Number 210
Registration Number SY 1791

This car is for sale as of June 26, 2020

 
     
     
  Source: PreWarCar
Posted: Jun 26, 2020
 
     
August 2016
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Found on P&A Wood website on August 23, 2016

"1923 Bentley 3 Litre Saloon by Gurney Nutting

Black and blue with beige Bedford Cord interior. A rare and interesting Bentley saloon with great character. Very good and original."

This car is for sale as of August 23, 2016.

 
     
     
  Source: P&A Wood
Posted: Aug 23, 2016
 
     
2006
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  Source: FIVA
Posted: Aug 19, 2014
 
     
2006
In England in 2006 / Owned by a BDC member
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The prototype 3 litre Bentley was running in 1919, and was the subject of a test by Sammy Davis published in January 1920, in which he described it as a car which combined docility in traffic with exceptional speed potential and phenomenal brakes. The first cars went on sale in 1921; by 1925 the standard 10' 10" chassis was priced at £895, against £1,100 for the contemporary Rolls Royce 20hp. Due to its very long stroke, the big 4 cylinder engine, which developed 70bhp at 3500rpm, was rated at only 15.9hp for taxation purposes, compared to 20.9 for the 6 cylinder 3 litre Sunbeam.

W.O. Bentley entered his cars in competition right from the start, and they won many class records and races, including Le Mans in 1924 and 1927 (Sammy Davis was one of the drivers that year). Just over 1,620 3 litre chassis were made in all, some of them Speed and Super Sport models, between 1921 and 1929.

This highly original 3 Litre saloon by Gurney Nutting is quite possibly the oldest surviving and most original of its type in existence today. The body is finished in Navy Blue over Black with complimentary beige upholstery.

The history file that accompanies the car is complete with a number of service/ maintenance bills from vintage Bentley specialists Blackmore Engineering Company and Richard.C.Moss who had looked after the car on behalf of the previous owner from 1985. The car retains the original single Smiths five jet Carburettor, 'B' gearbox and brakeless front axle with beaded edge tyres.

There are MOT certificates dating back to the late 1970's and a buff logbook stamped from 1953. The car also comes with a Vintage Sports Car Club eligibility document and FIVA identity card. Presented with UK V5 and MOT until the end of September 2006, the was featured in a full road test by Classic and Sports car in March 2005. This totally unmolested example represents an opportunity to purchase a very important part of Bentley heritage and in delightful original condition.

 
     
     
  Source: Coys Showroom
Updated: Apr 11, 2007
Updated: Feb 05, 2007
Posted: Oct 17, 2006
 
     
2003
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Photograph was taken by Philippe de Smet in 2003 during the Bentley Drivers Club meeting at Silverstone.

 
     
     
  Source: Philippe de Smet
Posted: Oct 04, 2007
 
     
2006
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"Chassis No. 203, engine No. 210 is one of the most classy and best preserved 3 litres in the world. Restored to perfection by Richard moss many years ago and a multiple B.D.C concours winner."

 
     
     
  Source: Tim Houlding International
Posted: May 07, 2006
 
     
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  Source: Bonhams
Posted: Aug 19, 2014
 
     
EARLIEST RECORD OF HISTORICAL FACTS & INFORMATION
 
Chassis No. 203
Engine No. 210
Registration No. SY 1791
Date of Delivery: Jan 1923
Type of Body: Saloon
Coachbuilder: Gurney Nutting
Type of Car: L
   
First Owner: AITCHISON T W
 
     
  More Info: Michael Hay, in his book Bentley: The Vintage Years, 1997, states: "Saloon body still fitted."  
     
     
  Posted: Mar 01, 2007  
     
 
 
 
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