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1926 Bentley 3 Litre    
Original 1925 Numbers
Chassis No. 1129
Engine No. 1129
Registration No. YL 2965

  This car - updated
Chassis No. 1129
Engine No. -
Registration No. YL 2965

(Updated with information from Stuart Forsey, November 2010. Current owner / former owners, please come forward with further updates. - September 2016)
 
June 18-25, 2016
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First International Bentley 8 Litre Rally, June 18-25, 2016
Team: Stephen & Phoebe Forsey, UK/SUI

Read article by Tamsin O'Brien.

Note by Franco Weibel, organiser of the Rally: This 3 Litre had participated for 3.5 days in the 8-litre Rally. It is owned by Steven Forsey, a Bentley Enthusiast and expert from childhood on. As he was our host to visit his watch manufactory in La Chaux-de-Fonds with the Rally group (I'd say Greubel-Forsey watches are among the world's top exclusive watches!!), and as he and his family are Bentley addicted since decades, we were happy to have Stephen with spouse Phoebe in the group even though they have here in Switzerland "only" a 3 Litre. - Sep 14, 2016

 
     
     
  Source: Franco & Kathi Weibel, Peter Singhof & Wolfgang Singhof
Posted: Sep 13, 2016
 
     
November 2010
 

This car is owned by Stephen Forsey.

 
     
     
  Source: Stuart Forsey (Father of owner)
Posted: Nov 22, 2010
 
     
2008
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BDC Silverstone, 2008

 
     
     
  Source: Russell Browne
Posted: Jun 10, 2013
 
     
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  Source: Vivian Bush
Posted: Oct 24, 2007
 
     
2006
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  Source: Stanley Mann Racing
Posted: Jun 17, 2006
 
     
2006
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"A 1925 all matching numbers (including its original 1925 registration number YL 2965) Bentley 3 Litre Speed model original Van den Plas 4 seater open tourer.

Owned by Manchester Rubber Company until 1935 when it was acquired by J Adinsell who sold it to the last owner who passed his driving test on his 17th birthday in the car nearly 60 years ago. It has the correct Speed Model twin sloper carbs and its original 1925 handbook. The car comes with detailed history (mostly since the last owner bought it) which includes considerable expenditure on a fairly recent complete engine rebuild to the VERY highest of standards at great expense. The car has astonishingly good brakes as it has been fitted with a Clayton Dewandre servo and converted to a hydraulic system. Presently the car is fitted with incorrect but powerful Marchal headlights. I do have a spare set of original headlights from a previously owned 3 Litre if you are a purist and do not want to see at night! In the Twenties Bentley was the supercar.

It won Le Mans in 1924 and every year from 1927 to 1930. This is a particularly nice driving example with a unique history. Over the Easter holidays it successfully completed a 700 mile trip in France and Belgium frequently topping a good 80 MPH plus.

Colour: Black with maroon wings; Drive: RHD; Type: Cabrio/Roadster; Year: 1925; Chassis No. 1129; Engine No. 1129"

 
     
     
  Source: Peter Byrne
Posted: May 01, 2006
 
     
EARLIEST RECORD OF HISTORICAL FACTS & INFORMATION
 
Chassis No. 1129
Engine No. 1129
Registration No. YL 2965
Date of Delivery: Aug 1925
Type of Body: 4-seater
Coachbuilder: Vanden Plas
Type of Car: SP
   
First Owner: (ADINSELL J S)
 
     
  More Info: According to original Vanden Plas Coachbuilder records, this car was originally fitted with Body No. 1174 with a standard Sporting 4-seater; black; 8/1925.

Michael Hay, in his book Bentley: The Vintage Years, 1997, states: "Vanden Plas body no. 1174."
 
     
     
  Updated: Jul 04, 2007
Posted: Mar 01, 2007
 
     
 
 
 
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