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1922 Bentley 3 Litre    
Original 1922 Numbers
Chassis No. 77
Engine No. 83
Registration No. XK 6893

  This car - updated
Chassis No. 77
Engine No. 5
Registration No. XK 6893

(Updated with information from owner Julian Boardman-Weston. - October 2018)
 
October 2018
 

"This has been confirmed in 2013 as engine no 5. See Hay 3rd ed. Also from Hay 3rd ed Body believed original Park Ward, modified to 3-seater, later 4-seater open tourer. Eng 83 was fitted originally but this is now in chassis 20 (reg RE 1393). Before me the car was owned by my late father from 1990 to 2012."

Historical note: "The car was the first Bentley owned by Keston Pelmore. See his note 'The Origin of the Bentley Drivers Club', July 1938."

 
     
     
  Source: Julian Boardman-Weston (Owner)
Posted: Oct 05, 2018
 
     
2012
 

This car was purchased by Julian Boardman-Weston in 2012.

 
     
     
  Source: Julian Boardman-Weston (Owner)
Posted: Oct 05, 2018
 
     
1971
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"Photo taken by myself at Kensington Gardens 1971"

 
     
     
  Source: Lars Hedborg
Posted: Nov 21, 2016
 
     
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Chassis No. 77
Engine No. 83
Registration No. XK 6893
Date of Delivery: Apr 1922
Type of Body: 4-seater
Coachbuilder: Park Ward
Type of Car: S
   
First Owner: ROBERTS W
 
     
  More Info: Michael Hay, in his book Bentley: The Vintage Years, 1997, states: "Engine said to be no. 5 (See ch. 1) - numbers altered? Original body modified to 3 seater. Engine 83 in Exp 1. fitted four wheel brakes. Was in Holkar Hall Museum."  
     
     
  Posted: Mar 01, 2007  
     
 
 
 
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