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1926 Bentley 3 Litre |
Chassis No. 1162
Engine No. 1174 / SP 1407
Registration No. YL 4773 |
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September
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September 8, 2012 15:30 BST Beaulieu,
National Motor Museum
Collectors' Motor Cars
1925 Bentley 3/4½-Litre
Speed Model Red Label Tourer
Registration no. YL 4773 :: Chassis
no. 1162 :: Engine no. SP 1407
Michael Hay's authoritative work,
Bentley: The Vintage Years,
records the fact that '1162' was completed
as a Speed Model with four-seat coachwork
by Vanden Plas. The engine number
is recorded as '1174', the registration
as 'YL 4773' and the first owner as
one P Latham. One of only 513 Speed
Models built, the car was sold to
J W Cock in 1931 and then to C D Pitman
in 1934. A C B Matthews owned the
Bentley from 1947 to 1970 and while
in his ownership the car was involved
in a head-on collision with a Rolls-Royce
during a funeral procession, the accident
occurring in 1961. Some parts were
then sold to H J K Townshend.
'1162' was subsequently purchased
by Richard 'Dick' Baddiley, a prominent
VSCC Bentley racer, who acquired engine
number '685' and rebuilt the car as
a 'racing bitsa'. The original Vanden
Plas body was sold and a special body
fitted in its place. There is a photograph
on file of Dick Baddiley racing the
Bentley at a VSCC Silverstone meeting.
In 1989 the Bentley was rewired and
sold to H C Peity (in Portugual) who
in turn sold it to marque specialist
Stanley Mann in 1989. The chassis
frame was straightened and modified
by Green Farm Racing (Julian Ghosh)
with new dumb irons before being rebuilt
to 'Mother Gun' replica specification
using the following parts: engine
number '922'; front axle 'VA 4086';
differential casing 'KM 3083'; rear
axle 'KD 2104' (ex '815'); C Type
gearbox; and an original Vanden Plas
body numbered '1241'. The Bentley
was then sold to Tim Houlding who
owned it from 1990 to 1994. During
his ownership '1162' was fitted with
a 4½-litre engine ('SP 1407'),
front axle ('FA 2508') and a lighter
A Type gearbox (number '395'). The
steering box is original to '1162'.
Following a period of inactivity between
2000 and 2012 the Bentley has been
re-commissioned by Solutions Racing
of Standlake, Oxfordshire. Works included
repairs to the ahs frame, interior
trim and fuel tank, new wheels, road
springs realigned, new hydraulic braking
system and a new oak dashboard installed.
Now driving beautifully, '1162' represents
an exciting opportunity to acquire
Vintage Bentley rebuilt to ultimate
specification. The car is offered
with MoT/tax to August 2013 and Swansea
V5 registration document.
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Source:
Bonhams
Posted: Apr 01, 2013 |
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EARLIEST
RECORD OF HISTORICAL FACTS & INFORMATION |
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Chassis No. |
1162 |
Engine No.
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1174 |
Registration
No. |
YL 4773 |
Date of Delivery: |
Oct 1925 |
Type of Body: |
4-seater |
Coachbuilder:
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Vanden Plas |
Type of Car: |
SP |
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First Owner: |
LATHAM P |
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More Info:
According to original Vanden Plas Coachbuilder
records, this car was originally fitted
with Body No. 1176 with a standard 4-seater
Sports; blue/red; 9/1925.
Michael Hay, in his book Bentley:
The Vintage Years, 1997, states:
"Vanden Plas body no. 1176. "Total
wreck 1961 - bits to H J K Townshend."
Believed crashed into Rolls-Royce leading
funeral procession. Bits in chassis
1063. Since rebuilt as 4 seater - currently
being rebuilt again as 3/41/2"."
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Updated: Jul 04, 2007
Posted: Mar 01, 2007 |
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