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1925 Bentley 3 Litre |
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Original 1924 Numbers
Chassis No. 738
Engine No. 731
Registration No. XU 7521
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This car - updated
Chassis No. Ch 738 rebuilt on chassis 184, subsequently
rebuilt on chassis 618. Original chassis
738 in Ireland.
Engine No. PM 3262 as of 1997 (More about PM3262)
Registration No. BS 9033
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June 1, 2014 |
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Soft Top Sunday at Goodwood - 1st June 2014 |
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Source:
Flickr, posted by user 'Roy Cousins'
Posted: Aug 12, 2015 |
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Oulton Park, Hamish
Morton driving 1923 3/4½. |
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Source:
"Classic Car" magazine, October
1973
Posted:
Jul 21, 2008 |
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EARLIEST
RECORD OF HISTORICAL FACTS & INFORMATION |
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Chassis No. |
738 |
Engine No. |
731 |
Registration
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XU 7521 |
Date of Delivery: |
Jul 1924 |
Type of Body: |
4-seater |
Coachbuilder: |
Vanden Plas |
Type of Car: |
SP |
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First Owner: |
McLAREN D |
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More Info:
According to original Vanden Plas Coachbuilder
records, this car was originally fitted
with Body No. 1059 with a 4-seater Sports;
green / aluminium; 8/1924.
Michael Hay, in his book Bentley:
The Vintage Years, 1997, states:
"Vanden Plas body no. 1059. The
Morten lightweight 3/4½. 4 seater (Vanden
Plas) by Kavanagh, eng PM 3262 ex PM
3261. Rebuilt on chassis 184, subsequently
rebuilt on chassis 618. Original chassis
738 in Ireland, used as basis of Vanden
Plas 4 seat replica reg. BZ 6879, eng
266 ex 259. Body by H&H." |
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Updated: Jul 04, 2007
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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