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1928 Bentley 4½ Litre    
Original 1928 Numbers
Chassis No. XL3117
Engine No. XL3117
Registration No. YV 5979

  This car - updated
Chassis No. XL3117
Engine No. XL3117
Registration No. YV 5979

(Updated with information from Stanley Mann Racing. - May 2010)
 
July 2019
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Photographs were taken at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, July 2019

 
     
     
  Source: Jeremy Rippon
Posted: Aug 23, 2019
 
     
August 2018
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"This is a concours matching numbers 4.5L which was rebodied as a Vanden Plas by Graham Moss and acquired by me in 2015."

 
     
     
  Source: Owner, a BDC member (Name withheld on request)
Posted: Aug 24, 2018
 
     
2015
 

This car was purchased by owner in 2015.

 
     
     
  Source: Owner, a BDC member (Name withheld on request)
Posted: Aug 24, 2018
 
     
March 2015
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"1928 Bentley 4½ Litre

Year of manufacture - 1928
Mileage - 2 000 mi / 3 219 km
Car type - Other
Drive - RHD
Condition - Restored
Interior colour - Red
Interior type - Leather
Number of doors - 2
Number of seats - 4
Location - UK
Exterior colour - Black
Gearbox - Manual
Drivetrain - 2wd
Fuel type - Petrol

This matching numbers 4½ Litre has recently been the subject of a no expense spared restoration both mechanically and cosmetically by the marque specialist Graham Moss. An exceptional example in its striking livery is ideally suited for very comfortable touring and is absolutely ready to go!"

 
     
     
  Source: Classic Driver
Posted: Mar 25, 2015
 
     
September 2013
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St James's Concours d'Elegance, September 2013

 
     
     
  Source: Flickr, posted by user 'cole trickle'
Posted: Jun 09, 2014
 
     
August 10, 2013
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Bentley Drivers Club at Silverstone - Saturday 10th August 2013

 
     
     
  Source: Flickr, posted by user 'Roy Cousins'
Posted: Jul 23, 2015
 
     
August 2013
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Silverstone BDC Meet, August 2013

 
     
     
  Source: Motor Sport In The UK
Posted: Aug 26, 2013
 
     
June 2013
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BDC Concours, 29 June 2013

 
     
     
  Source: Russell Browne
Posted: Sep 26, 2013
 
     
May 06, 2010
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Car is marked as 'SOLD' on Stanley Mann Racing website as of May 06, 2010.

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Found on STANLEY MANN RACING website on May 6, 2010

1928 Bentley 4½ Litre Le Mans
Registration Number: YV 5979 Chassis Number: XL 3117 Engine Number: XL 3117

"For those who feel the need for matching numbers well this one has it... All numbered components i.e. chassis, engine, steering box, front axle, back axle, dash board plate, bonnet all show XL 3117.

So cheque books at the ready boys... Doors open Monday to Friday 8am to 6pm... A volcanic bargain."

 
     
     
  Source: Stanley Mann Racing
Posted: May 06, 2010
 
     
1952-1953
     
 

"I have a poor photo black and white taken of this car when it was owned by my father in 1952 or so. He told me he had bought it for GBP100 and thought he was very clever when he sold it the following year for GBP112!

The registration number is easily seen.

I remember it as a Doctor's Coupe, we lived at that time on the Wye Valley in Monmouthshire, UK. I understand it was at one time owned by Dorothy Paget, my father mentioned that."

 
     
     
  Source: Ian Middleton (Former owner)
Posted: Oct 13, 2015
 
     
1952-1953
 

This car was owned by Ian Middleton from 1952 to 1953.

 
     
     
  Source: Ian Middleton (Former owner)
Posted: Oct 13, 2015
 
     
1946
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Blake's basement c1946
   
 
 

This is a photograph of the basement garage of car dealer J Blake & Co Ltd of Liverpool.

 
     
     
  Source: David J Hampson
Posted: Jul 14, 2011
 
     
EARLIEST RECORD OF HISTORICAL FACTS & INFORMATION
 
Chassis No. XL3117
Engine No. XL3117
Registration No. YV 5979
Date of Delivery: May 1928
Type of Body: Coupe (W)
Coachbuilder: Gurney Nutting
Type of Car: No info
   
First Owner: McALPINE R
 
     
  More Info: Michael Hay, in his book Bentley: The Vintage Years, 1997, states: "D/7023. Reputedly once owned by the Hon. Dorothy Paget."  
     
     
  Posted: Mar 01, 2007  
     
 
 
 
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