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| 1926 Bentley 3 Litre |
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Original 1926 Numbers
Chassis No. RT1542
Engine No. RT1549
Registration No. YO 4275
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This car - updated
Chassis No. RT1542
Engine No. RT1549
Registration No. YO 4275
(Updated with information from owner Christopher (Kit) Power. - November 2018) |
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| November 2018 |
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This car was purchased by Christopher (Kit) Power in 1958.
"This car has been owned by me for 60 years."
Attended the 25th anniversary of Le Mans in 1958.
Still with original body, trim etc.
All "matching numbers" and totally original. Still runs really well.
Repainted (from BRG to dark blue) in 1959 and still pretty good.
Approx 150,000 miles from new and service record from 1935. |
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Source:
Christopher (Kit) Power (Owner since 1958)
Posted: Nov 03, 2018 |
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England in 2006 / Owned by a BDC member |
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| 1937 |
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Car on left |
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"This car appears in my late father's photo album. His name was RAC Sumner
(Bobby).
Ownership years: 1937-1937."
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"I am very interested in these 1937 photographs. The car changed hands in 1937 from P G Thin of Broadway to S Carr of Bristol so I'm not sure who was the owner when the photos were taken." - Christopher (Kit) Power, current owner (since 1958) - Nov 3, 2018 |
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Source:
Patrick Sumner (Son of former owner)
Posted: Jun 05, 2018 |
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| EARLIEST
RECORD OF HISTORICAL FACTS & INFORMATION |
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| Chassis No. |
RT1542 |
| Engine No. |
RT1549 |
| Registration
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YO 4275 |
| Date of Delivery: |
May 1926 |
| Type of Body: |
4-seater |
| Coachbuilder: |
Vanden Plas |
| Type of Car: |
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MARTINEAU H C |
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More Info:
According to original Vanden Plas Coachbuilder
records, this car was originally fitted
with Body No. 1271 with a standard Sporting
4-seater; scratched aluminium / black;
5/1926.
Michael Hay, in his book Bentley:
The Vintage Years, 1997, states:
"Vanden Plas body no. 1271." |
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"Your record gives the body number as 1271. I think the VDP records must be wrong because the brass plate on the door carries the body number A672 and also has the correct chassis number." - Christopher (Kit) Power, current owner (since 1958) - Nov 3, 2018 |
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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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