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1929 Bentley 4½ Litre |
Chassis No. XR3337
Engine No. XR3338
Registration No. XV 631 |
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"Once owned
by my great uncle, Harry Leeson, I
found NR516
at the Revs Institute in Naples, FL
and it wears registration number XV
631, but that is listed by you as
a different car. Any thoughts??"
Note: This website
has vintage Bentleys with reg. no.
XV 631 as two different cars on these
pages: Page
1 and Page
2. Any inputs from our readers
would be most welcome. - VintageBentleys.org
("My great uncle, owned four
Bentleys. One was MS3944,
which sold recently at Bonhams.")
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Source:
Zoe St John
Posted: Oct 28, 2014 |
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EARLIEST
RECORD OF HISTORICAL FACTS & INFORMATION |
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Chassis No. |
XR3337 |
Engine No.
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XR3338 |
Registration
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XV 631 |
Date of Delivery: |
Oct 1928 |
Type of Body: |
Le Mans Sports |
Coachbuilder:
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Vanden Plas |
Type of Car: |
No
info |
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First Owner: |
LANGLANDS C J L |
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More Info:
According to original Vanden Plas Coachbuilder
records, this car was originally fitted
with Body No. 1527 with a Le Mans type
Sports 4-seater; 10/1928.
Michael Hay, in his book Bentley:
The Vintage Years, 1997, states:
"D/7157. Vanden Plas body no. 1527.
"Le Mans type chassis. Duplicate piping."
Reg V6 for many years. Reg XV 631 on
ch. NR 516. Accident 1/30 - new f/axle
bed." |
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Updated: Jul 05, 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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