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1931 Bentley 8 Litre    
Original 1932 Numbers
Chassis No. YM5050
Engine No. YR5084
Registration No. VC 9

  This car - updated
Chassis No. -
Engine No. -
Registration No. UL 7

(Current owner / former owners, please come forward with further updates. - September 2016)
 
September 2016
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Windsor Castle Concours of Elegance, September 2016
A mere 100 examples of Bentley’s 8 Liter were built before the company was acquired by Rolls Royce. This example from 1931 started life with a Sedanca De Ville body. In 1936 UL7 was purchased by one AC Clark who instructed Bentley specialist Mac McKenzie to make a huge number of specific changes to the car. Part of the change involved removing the old bodywork and replacing it with a four-seater tourer body by Corsica of London. UL7 is one of 3 McKenzie/Corsica 8 Liter Bentleys constructed.

 
     
     
  Source: VeloceToday
Posted: Oct 01, 2018
 
     
June 18-25, 2016
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First International Bentley 8 Litre Rally, June 18-25, 2016
Team: Stephen & Camilla Braur, USA

Read article by Tamsin O'Brien.

Extract from article: Alongside the W.O car there are three other original Mulliner bodied cars all owned by Brits, an Open Sports Tourer with a Corsica body (formerly the Stanley Sedgwick car) shipped over from the US by Steve and Camilla Brauer and a very special Freestone and Webb Saloon owned by Vaughan Gaskell from Cheshire.

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"I'd indicate the reg. no. as VC9/UL7 (re-registered in Dec. 31 1936)." - Franco Weibel

 
     
     
  Source: Franco & Kathi Weibel, Peter Singhof & Wolfgang Singhof
Posted: Sep 13, 2016
 
     
2009
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NAVBM 2009.

 
     
     
  Source: Edward LaBounty
Posted: Jul 18, 2009
 
     
August 2008
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The Meadow Brook Concours d'Elegance, August 2008

 
     
     
  Source: Flickr, posted by user 'Richard Spiegelman'
Posted: Apr 29, 2015
 
     
August 3, 2008
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"The Meadow Brook Concours d'Elegance at Rochester, Michigan, August 2008.

This car was part of a featured display of 8 Litre Bentleys. Only 100 Bentley 8 Litres were produced. Six of the remaining examples were displayed here at Meadow Brook, thought to be a quantity that may never be seen together again."

 
     
     
  Source: Flickr, posted by user 'Steve Brown' & 'Supercars'
Posted: Apr 08, 2015
 
     
2006
In USA in 2006 / Owned by a BDC & RROC member
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  Source: Bentley Boys, Japan
Posted: Sep 07, 2007
 
     
2000
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The 2000 Mile Trial, 2000.

 
     
     
  Source: MotoForum, Poland
Posted: Feb 13, 2009
 
     
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Stanley Sedgwick's 1932 8-litre.

 
     
     
  Source: "Classic Car" magazine, September 1974
Posted: Jul 21, 2008
 
     
1972
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"UL7 in Surrey, near Cobham. This photo was taken by Stan not long after acquiring the 8-litre from Mrs. Goodwin. (say, 1972)." — by Hugh Young

 
     
     
  Source: The Flying Lady, July-August 1986
Posted: Jun 25, 2013
 
     
1971
 

Car was owned by Stanley Sedgwick who drove it extensively, including on widely publicized timed long distance fast tours. Car is described his Sedgwick's book Motoring My Way, 1971.

 
     
     
  Source: Olle Ljungström
Posted: Feb 08, 2008
 
     
1950
 

Car competed in extremely tough first "Swedish Rally".

 
     
     
  Source: Olle Ljungström
Posted: Feb 08, 2008
 
     
1945
 

Car was owned by Oliver Goodwin.

 
     
     
  Source: Olle Ljungström
Posted: Feb 08, 2008
 
     
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  Source: The Book of Sports Cars, Charles Lam Markmann and Mark Sherwin, 1959
Posted: May 26, 2007
 
     
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  Source: Bonhams
Posted: Feb 14, 2009
 
     
EARLIEST RECORD OF HISTORICAL FACTS & INFORMATION
 
Chassis No. YM5050
Engine No. YR5084
Registration No. VC 9
Date of Delivery: Apr 1932
Type of Body: SEDANCA
Coachbuilder: Arthur Mulliner
Type of Car: 13
   
First Owner: ROWBOTHAM S H
 
     
  More Info: Michael Hay, in his book Bentley: The Vintage Years, 1997, states: "F/8077. Barker Sedanca de Ville - then Corsica 4 seater on 11' WN reg WD 4938 now UL 7. Engine rebuilt with new crankcase - crankcase YR 5084 in ch. VA 4093."  
     
     
  Posted: Mar 01, 2007  
     
 
 
 
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