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1929 Bentley 4½ Litre |
Chassis No. HB3404
Engine No. HB3401
Registration No. UU 3010 |
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South Africa in 2006 / Owned by a BDC &
RROC member |
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| EARLIEST
RECORD OF HISTORICAL FACTS & INFORMATION |
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| Chassis No. |
HB3404/R |
| Engine No.
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HB3401 |
| Registration
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UU 3010 |
| Date of Delivery: |
May 1929 |
| Type of Body: |
Saloon (Weymann) |
| Coachbuilder:
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H. J. Mulliner |
| Type of Car: |
No info |
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| First Owner: |
Miss S. Briggs |
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More Info:
Chassis no. HF3187
(Reg. no. YU 3250) was originally supplied
to B. Rubin as a standard 4½ Litre.
It was supercharged for Rubin, raced
as a team car, and then rebuilt on chassis
no. HB3404R; a standard 4½ Litre was
then sold by Rubin to Bevan with chassis
no. HF 3187, registered YU 3250. (Refer
to May, 1976 issue of BDC Review)
This car was purchased by Dorothy Paget
new for Tim Birkin to race. Supercharger
was added. — VintageBentleys.org
For a detailed
discussion on the confusion in records
for this car see Blower Bentley:
Bentley 4 1/2 Litre Supercharged,
Michael Hay, 2001, pgs. 124-127.
Michael Hay, in his book Bentley: The Vintage Years,
1997, states: "In
South Africa with original body. Chassis
number confusion with HF 3187 (HB 3404/R).
From Service records new S/C type cyl
block sent to Friary Motors 17/6/35
then 12/7/36 "1 S/H S/C type cyl
block sent to R S Mead" ?sent to
HB 3404/R as a S/C block would not fit
this early engine (different stud pitches)."
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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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