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1926 Bentley 3 Litre |
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Original 1925 Numbers
Chassis No. 1153
Engine No. 1164
Registration No. YL 5187
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This car - updated
Chassis No. -
Engine No. -
Registration No. YL 5187
(Current owner / former owners, please come forward with updates. - August 2016) |
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2006 |
In
Channel Islands in 2006 / Owned by a BDC member |
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1935 |
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According to Michael
Hay, Chassis no. 1153 was fitted with
a 4 1/2 litre engine, plate clutch
and C type gearbox by Bentley Service
in 1935. |
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Source:
Bentley: The Vintage Years by
Michael Hay
Posted: Nov 07, 2008 |
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Source:
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Posted: Nov 08, 2008 |
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EARLIEST
RECORD OF HISTORICAL FACTS & INFORMATION |
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Chassis No. |
1153 |
Engine No. |
1164 |
Registration
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YL 5187 |
Date of Delivery: |
Sep 1925 |
Type of Body: |
4-seater |
Coachbuilder: |
Vanden Plas |
Type of Car: |
LT |
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First Owner: |
BENTLEY H M |
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More Info:
According to original Vanden Plas Coachbuilder
records, this car was originally fitted
with Body No. 1202 with a Short standard
4-seater; grey / black; 9/1925.
Michael Hay, in his book Bentley:
The Vintage Years, 1997, states:
"Vanden Plas body no. 1202. HMB
c/o Showrooms. Now 4 seater by Harben
engine XL 3119. 4½ Litre axle and steering.
Previously engine TX 3226 fitted 1935
by BM Service with plate clutch and
C box." |
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Updated: Jul 04, 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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