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1929 Bentley 3 Litre    
Original 1928 Numbers
Chassis No. DN1728
Engine No. DN1732
Registration No. XV 1565

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(Current owner / former owners, please come forward with further updates. - April 2016)
 
2016
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"Chassis believed seen in South Africa in 2016. I saw this chassis in South Africa in 2016."

 
     
     
  Source: Tim Stanleick
Posted: Dec 03, 2018
 
     
2006
In South Africa in 2006 / Owned by a BDC member
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1928 Bentley 3-Litre Sports Tourer

 
     
     
  Source: Rolls-Royce & Bentley: Classic Elegance by Paul W. Cockerham, 1999
Posted: Feb 10, 2007
 
     
     
  "Chassis No. DN1728, Registration No: NP 24242; Photo of the South African registered DN 1728 " — Wayne Kennerley, Mar 16, 2014  
     
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Chassis No. DN1728
Engine No. DN1732
Registration No. XV 1565
Date of Delivery: Oct 1928
Type of Body: 4-seater
Coachbuilder: Vanden Plas
Type of Car: SP
   
First Owner: PARRINGTON F R
 
     
  More Info: According to original Vanden Plas Coachbuilder records, this car was originally fitted with Body No. 1497 with a Sporting 4-seater; Weymann fabric /black; 7/1928.

Michael Hay, in his book Bentley: The Vintage Years, 1997, states: "Vanden Plas body no. 1497. "Stock to Showrooms." 1929 Speed (first 1929 model). In South Africa."
 
     
     
  Updated: Jul 05, 2007
Posted: Mar 01, 2007
 
     
 
 
 
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