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1926 Bentley 3 Litre    
Original 1926 Numbers
Chassis No. SR1418
Engine No. SR1411
Registration No. YR 22

  This car - updated
Chassis No.
Engine No.
Registration No. YR 22

(Current owner / former owners, please come forward with further updates. - November 2019)
 
September 8, 2019
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Salon Prive Classic and Supercar Show 2019 - 1926 Bentley 3 Litre.

 
     
     
  Source: Flickr, posted by user 'Si'
Posted: Nov 21, 2019
 
     
October 2013
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Myanmar Classic Rally, October 2013

 
     
     
  Source: Yahoo News
Posted: May 16, 2014
 
     
2013
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South American Challenge - H&H Classic Rallies, 2013

 
     
     
  Source: 1907 Itala Blogspot and Flickr, posted by user 'Augusto Nishimori'
Posted: May 22, 2013
 
     
May-June 2009
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Bentley Alaska Tour, May-June 2009

 
     
     
  Source: Picasaweb, user 'Bentleyalaska'
Posted: Dec 17, 2009
 
     
March 2009
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Flying Scotsman Rally, March 2009

 
     
     
  Source: Picasa & Flickr, users KLV & ADS
Posted: Dec 17, 2009
 
     
2008
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HERO Classic Reliability Trial of Iceland, 2008

 
     
     
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Posted: Dec 17, 2009
 
     
 

According to Michael Hay's "Bentley: The Vintage Years" - 1997, "The registration number YR22 has been transferred to a 3/8 Litre special, and there is no trace of Chassis No. SR1418 after it was advertised for sale in 1982."

 
     
     
  Posted: Nov 14, 2008  
     
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This photograph is from a Vintage Sports Car Club bulletin published in 1960.

 
     
     
  Source: VSCC Bulletin, 1960
Posted: Dec 16, 2008
 
     
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  Source: Unknown
Posted: Nov 14, 2008
 
 
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EARLIEST RECORD OF HISTORICAL FACTS & INFORMATION
 
Chassis No. SR1418
Engine No. SR1411
Registration No. YR 22
Date of Delivery: Nov 1926
Type of Body: Saloon
Coachbuilder: Vanden Plas
Type of Car: ST
   
First Owner: McKENZIES GARAGE
 
     
  More Info: According to original Vanden Plas Coachbuilder records, this car was originally fitted with Body No. 1363 with a Special Saloon with silver plate screen; £450; 2/1927.

Michael Hay, in his book Bentley: The Vintage Years, 1997, states: "Vanden Plas body no. 1363. "Special saloon with silver plated screen." Numbers given as ch. 788 - eng 1053 ex ch. NR 510. Engine SR 1411 in ch. 1122. Reg no YR 22 on 3/8 special. This car last heard of 1982 - ?"
 
     
     
  Updated: Jul 05, 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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