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Thank
you very much for the encouragement and the torrent
of contributions that didn't stop all month. It
has to be our collective mission to track down
every single Vintage Bentley and its history in
all its authenticity. Indeed, it has been heartening
to see the pieces fall into place so rapidly over
the last few weeks.
I would especially like to thank all you Bentley
boys who made the month of June 2012 very special
with your contributions of information, photos,
anecdotes and tidbits:
Alexander E. Bäggli,
Anthony Barrett, Anthony Essington, Anthony Showell,
Anton van Luijk, Bernd Lehmann, Bob Rippon, Christopher
Jonas, Daniel Sielecki, David Abbott, David Green,
Ellen Stanwell, Eric Barnett, Georg Weidmann,
Gregor Fisken, Gregory Porter, Guy Wyatt, Ian
Setchell, Icarus Mackew, James Berggren, James
Mitchell, James Woolnough, Juergen Kay, Kobus
van Jaarsveld, Malcolm Tearle, Michael A. W. Hendry,
Michael Hendry, Mueller Hendrik, Nigel Catterall,
Paul Steele, Peter Harnik, Philip Bishop, Philip
Lane, Phillip Dutton-White, Roy Ginn, Stuart Maxwell,
Tery Hurst, Thurston Twigg-Smith Jr., Tim Summers,
Tom Purcell, Tony Sinclair, Dr. Volker Buerkle,
Yves Kai, Walter McCarthy, Wayne Kennerly. (A
few of the contributions are queued up and will
be published in the next few days.)
Keep up the good work! Please remember,
no piece of information is too small or insignificant
if it in any way adds to what is already known
about these Bentleys. So dig up those old photos
and files and take this opportunity to document
every possible historical (and current) detail
for posterity and the future owners of our Vintage
Bentley cars. |
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June 29, 2012:
Bonhams - Goodwood Festival of Speed
No. 1 Birkin Blower that hit 137mph in 1931 could sell
for £5M today! |
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The 1929 Bentley 4.5 Litre, driven
by British racing legend Sir Henry 'Tiger Tim' Birkin,
set a lap record at the iconic Brooklands Outer Circuit
in 1931 when it hit a staggering 137mph.
Experts estimate the classic Bentley could fetch up
to £5million - making it the most expensive British-built
car ever sold publicly.
It would smash the £3.5million paid in 2007 for
a 1904 Rolls-Royce, with inflation adjustments making
it around £4 million today.
[View
over 100 photos and lots of information]
[More
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Other Vintage
Bentleys being actioned today at
the Goodwood Festival of Speed - June 29, 2012 |
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Chassis no. 705:
Nigel Catterall has contributed information
and photographs for this vintage Bentley for
the years 1963-1968. This car was owned by
Nigel's late uncle, J.B.H.Walker, of Bury,
Lancashire from 1963 to 1984. More |
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Chassis no. NX3457:
Michael A. W. Hendry has contributed news
reports describing the 1934 fire at the Marston
Road Services premises in which this supercharged
Bentley racing car owned by J. Donaldson-Hudson
was 'destroyed'. More |
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Chassis no.
324: James Berggren has contributed detailed
information and ownership history for this
vintage Bentley car. James purchased chassis
324 in Sweden in 1983. The only years he is
missing information for are 1937 to 1940.
More |
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Jun
29, 2012 - New info and photographs
added for Chassis Nos. AD3671,
1025,
477,
911
& AH1479 |
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Jun
28, 2012 - Info and photographs added
for Chassis Nos. NX3452
& NT3131 |
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Jun
27, 2012 - Info and photographs added
for Chassis Nos. MD2474
& 859 |
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Jun
26, 2012 - Info and photographs added
for Chassis Nos. AX1656,
DH2212
& 609 |
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Jun
25, 2012 - New info and photographs
received from Nigel Catterall for Chassis
Nos. AX1660,
1094,
1112,
YF5005
& 1121 |
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Jun
25, 2012 - New info and photographs
added for Chassis Nos. VA4093,
HB3421,
TX3248,
DN1729
& 1192 |
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Jun
23, 2012 - Info and photographs received
from Gregor Fisken for his Chassis No. NX3463 |
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Jun
23, 2012 - New info and photos from
1965 received from Nigel Catterall for Chassis
Nos. 437,
YX5123,
NX3457
& RL3438
and one unidentified
vintage Bentley |
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Jun
21, 2012 - Info and photographs added
for Chassis Nos. LM1345,
KR2687,
VA4089,
377,
AB3351,
MR3376,
KD2112
& DH2212 |
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Jun
18, 2012 - Info and photographs received
from Georg Weidmann for his Chassis No. SL3059 |
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Jun
16, 2012 - Info and photographs received
from James Woolnough for Chassis No. XT3635 |
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Jun
14, 2012 - Info and photographs received
from Eric Barnett for Chassis No. XT3636 |
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Jun
12, 2012 - Info and photographs received
from Juergen Kay & Yves Kai for Chassis
No. KL3584 |
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Jun
12, 2012 - Info and photograph received
from Anton van Luijk for Chassis No. NH2740 |
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Jun
09, 2012 - Info and photographs received
from Walter McCarthy for Chassis No. SM3906 |
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Jun
08, 2012 - Photograph received from
Alexander Bäggli for his Chassis No.
FA2505 |
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Jun
07, 2012 - Info and photographs received
from Tim Summers for his Chassis No. BR2354 |
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Jun
07, 2012 - Info and photograph received
from Kobus van Jaarsveld for his Chassis No.
ML1523 |
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Jun
04, 2012 - Info and photographs added
for Chassis No. AH1493 |
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