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you ever received a letter from a former owner
of your vintage Bentley? Or a relative of a former
owner? To most Vintage Bentley owners the history
of their car is very important. I recently received
an email from a lady who was researching the history
of her great aunt Mary of Colliston Castle, Scotland.
She came across information on her great aunt's
1925 3-Litre Bentley which happens to be my FY
7290! She ended up contributing two
1927 photos from the family albums.
If you document what you have on your car and
add it to your chassis page on our web site, the
information will become available to former owners
or their relatives who are wistfully looking out
for a glimpse, or some information, of the grand
machine they once knew. Connecting with former
owners or their families will add more meaning
to your relationship with your car.
I would like to thank the
following vintage Bentley enthusiasts for their
recent contributions:
Adrian Stevens, Alan O. Watkins, Alexander Romiszowski,
Andrew Whittaker, Anne Moreton, Bernard, Bill
Hughes, Bob Moggridge, Bob Rippon, Chris Jonas,
Clive Broughton, Damian Jones, Dave Penttinen,
David Benoit, David Brock-Jest, David Pocahontas,
Dick Tilden, Don L. Hinmon, Dr Mike Story, Duncan
Macnab, Ed Whitt, Edward LaBounty, Elizabeth Labounty,
Eric Forsyth, Girsberger Rob, Glaisyer, Guy Gargett,
Harry Morten, Jane Parker, Joan Bartlett, John
S. Mackiernan, John Skidmore, Kalila Haddad, Kishan
de Silva, L.Wride, Lars Rolner, Lawrence Southward,
Linda Ann Shabot, Malcolm Tearle, Matthew Dunphy,
Max Bole, Maxime Hubrecht, Mihai Negrescu, Neil
Barnes, Mike Griffith, Nick Dando, Pascal Piérart,
Paul Dezelsky, Peter Sowden, Philip Ashby, Philip
Strickland, Philippa Spiller, Piers Fox, RC Leander,
Richard Archbell, Richard Tilden, Robert Zannetti,
Roger Sibley, Roy Ginn, Simon Laidlaw, Stephen
Wood, Steve Tyler, Sture Björnson, Susan
Culleton, Tim Barnard, Terry McGrath, Tery Hurst,
Thomas Mark, Tom Fryars, Tom P, Tony Wilson-Spratt,
Trevor Conway, Walt Carrel |
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Robert McLellan, September 26, 2014 |
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Le Mans Win on a Shoestring |
| By Hamish Morten |
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At a VSCC Silverstone race meeting
in the last '98 season, having had his own car scrutinised,
a club member was having trouble with the Scrutineer
over his daughter's car. Nothing mechanical — car
fine — but dispute over distinct shortage of daughter,
whose presence was demanded. He'd already explained
it was impossible for her to attend — she was a
nurse on night duty and couldn't arrive for another
hour or more, but well in time for practice. The intransigent
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Recently discovered photo of Chassis No. FW2618. First
owner: Capt W. Barnato.
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This is Bryan de Grineau's
on-the-spot sketch of Old No. 7 at speed capturing the
difficulties of driving at night in the pouring rain
as it did when S.C.H. Davis and Dr J.D. Benjafield raced
it to victory in
Le Mans 1927.
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A
1930s photograph of chassis no. TX3241 owned by our reader
Joan Bartlett's parents from 1933 to 1937. Speedo reading
at time of sale in June 1937 was 38,464.
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Read
the contents of a letter dated February 1968 written by
Donald V. Archbell, then owner of Chassis no. RL 3445
to our reader Richard Archbell's father who was interested
in buying this car. The asking price was £4,000!
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Period
photo of Chassis No. XT3628 from the collection of the
late Douglas Wilson-Spratt.
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Chassis
no. FB3303 at the finish line at the Rest And Be Thankful
Hill Climb in Scotland in June 2014.
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Sep 25, 2014
- Info and photographs received from Susan
Culleton for Chassis No. 869 |
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Sep 25, 2014
- Info and photographs added for Chassis
Nos. 221,
YM5043
& XL3125 |
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Sep 23, 2014
- Info and photographs received from Susan
Culleton for Chassis No. LM1344 |
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Sep 23, 2014
- Photograph received from Tony Wilson-Spratt
for Chassis No. XT3628 |
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Sep 23, 2014
- Photograph received from Bob Rippon for
Chassis No. MS3936 |
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Sep 22, 2014
- Info and photographs received from Adrian
Stevens for his Chassis No. 436 |
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Sep 22, 2014
- Info and photographs received from Bob
Rippon for Chassis No. 964 |
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Sep 22, 2014
- Info and photographs received from Adrian
Stevens for Chassis No. TX3246 |
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Sep 19, 2014
- Info and photographs received from Roy
Ginn for Chassis No. 564 |
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Sep 18, 2014
- Information received from Stephen Wood
for Chassis No. 969 |
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Sep 18, 2014
- Info and photographs added for Chassis
Nos. NX3466
& DS3562 |
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Sep 16, 2014
- Info and photographs added for Chassis
Nos. 405,
KD2112,
DH2212,
KR2697
& FS3622 |
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Sep 15, 2014
- Information received from Alexander Romiszowski
for Chassis No. VA4095 |
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Sep 15, 2014
- Info and photograph added for Chassis
No. KR2697 |
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Sep 13, 2014
- Info and photograph added for Chassis
No. RN3031 |
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Sep 12, 2014
- Info and photographs added for Chassis
Nos. FS3623,
DH2212
& KM3099 |
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Sep 11, 2014
- Info and photographs added for Chassis
Nos. SB2755
& YR5096 |
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Sep 09, 2014
- Info and photographs added for Chassis
Nos. VA4097
& DN1727 |
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Sep 08, 2014
- Info and photographs added for Chassis
Nos. FS3622,
KL3589
& PB3536 |
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Sep 06, 2014
- Photograph added for Chassis No. FW2618 |
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Sep 05, 2014
- Info and photographs added for Chassis
Nos. 1138,
TN1561
& YF5004 |
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Sep 05, 2014
- Information received from Kalila Haddad
for Chassis No. MS3932 |
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Sep 04, 2014
- Info and photographs added for Chassis
Nos. HM2852
& 927 |
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Sep 03, 2014
- Info and photographs added for Chassis
Nos. 883
& AP324 |
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Sep 02, 2014
- Info and photograph received from David
Benoit for Chassis No. 333 |
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Sep 01, 2014
- Info and photographs added for Chassis
No. YX5112 |
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T L E Y S |
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to identify these vintage Bentley cars |
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Car in the photograph
bears Reg. No. SV 9503
on the number plate |
"Identity this 1923 3 litre Bentley? Photographed
at VSCC meeting at Cadwell Park, 7th June 2014. "
— John Skidmore
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Terry McGrath
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