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1929 Bentley 4½ Litre |
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Original 1928 Numbers
Chassis No. AB3362
Engine No. AB3364
Registration No. XV 6601
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This car - updated
Chassis No. AB3362
Engine No. FT3217
Registration No. XV 6601
(Updated with information from owner Roland Frey. - March 2017) |
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2014 |
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This car was purchased by Roland Frey in 2014. |
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Source: Roland Frey (Owner)
Posted: Mar 01, 2016 |
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September
2014 |
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Sep
22, 2014: Sold
The following advertisement
text by Stanley Mann was found on the Stanley
Mann Racing website on Sep 13, 2014:
"1928 BENTLEY 4½ LTR LE MANS
WITH CONTINUOUS HISTORY
Registration Number: XV 6601 Chassis Number:
AB 3362 Engine Number: FT 3217
Price: £ This is Exeptional value.
Please call me.
1928 BENTLEY 4½ LTR LE MANS .
THIS BENTLEY HAS ALL IMPORTANT MATCHING
NUMBERS WHICH ARE AB 3362 STAMPED ON HER
CHASSIS,FRONT CROSS MEMBER,STEERING BOX,BONNET,FRONT
AXLE AND STILL HAS HER ORIGINAL GEAR BOX
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FACTORY RECORDS SHOW HER FIRST ENGINE WAS
REPLACED IN PERIOD IN 1931. WHEN YOU CONSIDER
A BENTLEY OF THIS AGE WHICH HAS BEEN A JOY
TO OWN AND USE BY ITS PREVIOUS LUCKY OWNERS
SOME PARTS DO WEAR OUT AND NEED CHANGING.
WITH AN EXTENSIVE HISTORY FILE .
RACED WHEN OWNED BY ARCHIE BUTTERWORTH IN
THE 1950s
PERFECT FOR HISTORIC RALLYING
A MUST FOR THE CHAP WHO WANTS A PROPER VINTAGE
BENTLEY." |
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Source:
Stanley Mann Racing
Posted: Sep 13, 2014 |
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October 7, 2009 |
For sale by Stanley
Mann Racing |
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This car has been for sale
since October 2008 at Stanley Mann Racing. |
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Newer photographs
(since Aug 8, 2009) have been added for this
car on Stanley Mann's website. The description
reads: "This is a real Bentley boys dream...
With dashboard full of sexy instruments, on
a classic wooden dash and a Le Mans body,
wings tank all in perfect condition... The
paintwork is fresh and the leather new." |
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Posted: Oct 07, 2009 |
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August
8, 2009 |
For
sale by Stanley Mann Racing |
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This car has been for sale
since October 2008 at Stanley Mann Racing. |
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Posted:
Aug 08, 2009 |
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February
13, 2009 |
For
sale by Stanley Mann Racing |
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New photographs have been
added for this car on Stanley Mann's website
as of Feb 13, 2009 |
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Posted:
Feb 13, 2009 |
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January
2009 |
For
sale by Stanley Mann Racing |
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On January 28, 2009 Stanley
Mann Racing website states the following:
"New to the market... This is a well
presented Le Mans type 4½ litre in
perfect condition." Stanley Mann further
adds, "Unfortunately it now seems impossible
to find a Le Mans of this quality currently
on the market so for us I must treat this
as a lucky find." |
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Posted:
Jan 28, 2009 |
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October
2008 |
For
sale by Stanley Mann Racing |
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On October 10, 2008
Stanley Mann Racing website states
that this car is new to the market.
It is professionally restored, and
as Stanley Mann puts it, a "real
eyeful". He adds, "...And
well presented. Full history with
enough resent bills to make your eyes
water... Excellent value for money
and ready to drive home." |
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Posted:
Oct 10, 2008 |
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EARLIEST
RECORD OF HISTORICAL FACTS & INFORMATION |
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Chassis No. |
AB3362 |
Engine No. |
AB3364 |
Registration
No. |
XV 6601 |
Date of Delivery: |
Dec 1928 |
Type of Body: |
Saloon (Weymann) |
Coachbuilder: |
H J Mulliner |
Type of Car: |
No
info |
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First Owner: |
HUDSON Capt A U
M |
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More Info:
Michael Hay, in his book Bentley:
The Vintage Years, 1997, states:
"Now Le Mans replica. Previously
in barn for 15 years with eng 125 ex
128 eng now FT 3217 ex FT 3214 - AB
3364 in ch. 1214." |
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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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