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1930 Bentley 6½ Litre |
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Original 1929 Numbers
Chassis No. KR2683
Engine No. KR2685
Registration No. UV 8556
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This car - updated
Chassis No. -
Engine No. -
Registration No. UV 8556
(Current owner / former owners, please come forward with further updates. - August 2018) |
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2013 |
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The Sir Henry
(Tim) Birkin Celebration Rally (in
Germany) 2013: A tribute to his
achievements 80 years after his passing
away
Bentley Speed Six; 1929; ch.no. KR2683;
Le Mans style 4 seater sports tourer;
6 cyl.; In 1986 restored by J A Pearce
as accurate copy of the Seed Six Team
cars that were so successful at Le
Mans (e.g. 1929 with Barnato and Birkin
as the winning team).
Participating Team: Clinton
Smith and Dawn Caulkett; UK |
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Source:
LouisChevrolet.com
Posted: Jul 15, 2013 |
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Source:
LouisChevrolet.com
Posted: Jul 15, 2013 |
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2006 |
In
England in 2006 / Owned by a BDC member |
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Source:
James E. Pearce
Posted: Jul 18, 2006 |
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EARLIEST
RECORD OF HISTORICAL FACTS & INFORMATION |
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Chassis No. |
KR2683 |
Engine No. |
KR2685 |
Registration
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UV 8556 |
Date of Delivery: |
Sep 1929 |
Type of Body: |
Saloon (Weymann) |
Coachbuilder: |
Freestone &
Webb |
Type of Car: |
ST3 |
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First Owner: |
CHARTERIS Hon E |
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More Info:
Michael Hay, in his book Bentley:
The Vintage Years, 1997, states:
"Was 4 seater by Lang - rebuilt
1988/90 as Le Mans replica, body by
Pearce." |
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Posted: Mar 01, 2007 |
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*"Pedantic but quite significant. Under the 'Type of Car' heading you have
this car as ST3 when it should, I think, be SP3." - John Baldwin, Sep 10, 2018 |
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BACK |
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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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