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1927 Bentley 6½ Litre    
Original 1927 Numbers
Chassis No. DH2202
Engine No. DH2203
Registration No. YU 1178

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Chassis No.
Engine No.
Registration No. YU 1178

(Current owner / former owners, please come forward with further updates. - December 2018)
 
2006
In Argentina in 2006 / Owned by a BDC member
1960s
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Brighton Speed Trials 1960s. Owner / Driver Harry Smith. Artist Dexter Brown.
 
 
 

"YU 1178 belonged to and was raced by Harry Smith in the 1960s. Before being shipped to Argentina, Peggy Smith took over the ownership following the death of Harry Smith in his Cooper Climax at an event in 1969.

Its bodywork was designed with the help of Harold Scott Pounds, owner of GO 5629.

It competed mainly at Hill Climbs and Sprint meeting."

 
     
     
  Source: Daena Scott Butler
Updated: Dec 06, 2018
Posted: Nov 30, 2015
 
     
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Chassis No. DH2202
Engine No. DH2203
Registration No. YU 1178
Date of Delivery: Oct 1927
Type of Body: Saloon
Coachbuilder: Barker
Type of Car: ST3
   
First Owner: MacKENZIE Lady
 
     
  More Info: Michael Hay, in his book Bentley: The Vintage Years, 1997, states: "Now Vanden Plas 4 seater tourer."  
     
     
  Posted: Mar 01, 2007  
     
 
 
 
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