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1927 Bentley 3 Litre    
Original 1926 Numbers
Chassis No. RE1383
Engine No. RE1378
Registration No. YP 2722

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Chassis No.
Engine No.
Registration No. YP 2722

(Current owner / former owners, please come forward with further updates. - February 2019)
 
2012
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  BDC Concours, 2012  
     
     
  Source: MartinSquiresAutomotiveIllustration Blog
Posted: May 30, 2013
 
     
2010
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BDC Concours, 2010

 
     
     
  Source: Russell Browne
Posted: Apr 29, 2013
 
     
2006
In Scotland in 2006 / Owned by a BDC member
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  Source: Visipix
Posted: Sep 13, 2010
 
     
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  Source: Thomas Coward
Posted: Feb 20, 2019
 
     
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Chassis No. RE1383
Engine No. RE1378
Registration No. YP 2722
Date of Delivery: Jul 1926
Type of Body: 2-seater
Coachbuilder: Vanden Plas
Type of Car: LT
   
First Owner: FAIRWEATHER W A
 
     
  More Info: According to original Vanden Plas Coachbuilder records, this car was originally fitted with Body No. 1308 with a 2-seater body with modifications; grey / black; Price £250; 7/1926.

Michael Hay, in his book Bentley: The Vintage Years, 1997, states: "Vanden Plas body no. 1308. LT with Speed Model steering column. Engine converted to 4½ Litre. Original body still fitted."
 
     
     
  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
Sep 30, 2020 - Info and photographs received from Dick Clay for Chassis No. 147
Sep 29, 2020 - Info and photographs received from Ernst Jan Krudop for his Chassis No. AX1651
Sep 28, 2020 - Info and photographs received from Lars Hedborg for his Chassis No. KL3590
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Sep 24, 2020 - Info and photograph added for Registration No. YM 7165
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