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1925 Bentley 3 Litre |
Chassis No. 1040
Engine No. 1069
Registration No. YM 7646 / MD 7187 |
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Read a small bit
about this car at the end of article,
Bentley
Accreditation.
This painting is by Lionel Burrell.
"I did this back in the 1960s
when I was art editor of The Autocar.
At that time I also did work for Car
Magazine and Profile Publications."
— Lionel Burrell, 13 Aug,
2012 (Present owner of KLY
3.)
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Source:
"Classic Car" magazine,
October 1973
Posted:
Jul 21, 2008 |
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According to Michael
Hay's "Bentley: The Vintage
Years" - 1997, "No.
9 was driven by Duff and Clement in
the 1925 Le Mans, the first of the
"black" Le Mans... No. 9
was then fitted with a Weymann single-seat
body to take the World's 24 Hours
Record at 95.03 mph at Montlhery on
the 21st/22nd September 1925. Finally
No. 9 was fitted with a Macquet Galvier
saloon body and sold to Ronald Leon.
The true identity of MD7187? Chassis
No. 1040, registered YM7646 with Vanden
Plas body no. 1148."
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Posted:
Nov 14, 2008 |
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"A previously
unseen picture of the only unaccounted
for team car. It is (Tim) Houlding's
ambition to discover the fate of 3-litre
chassis 1040, and engine 1069, seen
here at the 1025 Le Mans wearing race
number nine.
Read more in article here.
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Source:
Article by Martyn Nuttand in The Automobile,
March 1996
Posted: Nov 14, 2008 |
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| EARLIEST
RECORD OF HISTORICAL FACTS & INFORMATION |
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| Chassis No. |
1040 |
| Engine No.
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1069 |
| Registration
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YM 7646 |
| Date of Delivery: |
Jun 1925 |
| Type of Body: |
4-seater |
| Coachbuilder:
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Vanden Plas |
| Type of Car: |
SP  |
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| First Owner: |
DUFF J F |
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More Info:
Team car driven by Duff at Montlhery
in 1925.
Michael Hay, in his book Bentley:
The Vintage Years, 1997, states:
"Vanden Plas body no. 1148. Duff's
1925 Le Mans car and 24 hour Montlhery
record car. Then sold to Ronald Leon
with Macquet Galviet saloon. 25 gallon
Le Mans tank." |
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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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