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Shipping a car overseas can make you rather nervous. I imported and exported cars from around the world in the 1970s through the early 1990s as a business and my experiences were not always to my liking. Once again, I am shipping a car and this time it seems easier since there are shippers devoted exclusively to handling cars. After getting recommendations from two very experienced collector car related businesses, I am now working with two companies that service England, Europe and the USA. They are www.CarsEurope.net and www.HorizonAutoShipping.com. By next month, I will be able to relate my experience with you as both companies are involved in shipping my Three Litre from Houston to England for the Jim Pearce restoration and then touring in England, including the 2016 BDC Silverstone meet. If you are planning to ship your car abroad, maybe my experience will be of interest.
Looking for a tour in America? David Smith, Richard Freestone and Richard Farr are organizing a 28-day tour from England to New Orleans and on to Washington DC during late April to May 2017. David can be contacted at grovesmith@btinternet.com.
I would like to thank the
following vintage Bentley enthusiasts for their
recent contributions to VintageBentleys.org:
Adam Stacy-Marks, Alan Giles, Alistair Hacking, Alton Wild, Andrea Seed, Bernd Dimbath, Brett Peattie, Brett Peattie, Bruce Campbell, Bryan Downes, Cassi Tuchrello, Cottone Auctions, Dave Simpson, Emanuele Bedetti, Frank Barrett, Harm ten Napel, James Pulfer, Jim Mitchell, John Murch, Kalila Haddad, Lionel Burrell, Marshall Gaffney, Matt, Michael Harrison, Nigel Catterall, Norbert Andrup, Paul Sydlowski, Peat Tie, Peter Adams, Peter Hodge, Robert Craven, Roy Cousins, Russell Browne, Scott Kriens, Tim McCann & Tom King |
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| Incredibly rare 1928 car that was taken apart and kept in BOXES for more than 50 years is finally restored to its former glory |
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A Bentley taken apart and kept in boxes for more than 50 years has been restored to its former glory and now could be worth £800,000. The dismantled 1928 4.5-litre Drop Head UP2100 was found at a three-storey house after its owner Stuart Wallace died last year aged 75. Only eight of the rare vehicles were made, and this model's parts had been gathering dust at the home in Richmond, south-west London. Former English teacher Mr Wallace bought the car for £280 in 1962 but could not afford to run it because he was a student at the time. And with nowhere to store it, he took apart the components and kept them at his townhouse where they remained for 58 years. He even kept a log of every part with photographs - and some were stored in jars of oil in the hope that one day it would be restored. But Mr Wallace's wish only came true after his death when his daughter Bea Wallace-Hartstone called in a specialist Bentley dealership. A team of 12 specialists from the Medcalf Collection then spent ten months putting the pieces together to make it fully driveable again. |
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"I have come across this photo which was possibly of a car my father (T.F. Barrington) was interested in. Certainly it is his handwriting is on the back."
— Simon L. Barrington
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"I have recently been sent this image of Bentley Reg No. RM3927, Chassis No TN1554."
— Adam Stacy-Marks
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Read this story of an original 1928 Bentley that was discovered stored inside a three-storey house opposite Kew Gardens. The owner had dismantled the car and stored various items around the house.
— Andrea Seed
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"Photo of XU 3281 coming to grief in the driving tests at the end of the 1935 Monte Carlo Rally."
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"In 1966/7, when I was 22 or 23, I used to collect this car from a Mr Gooch in Sussex, drive it to the ABPC Studios north of London for it to be used in the filming of The Avengers. I kept it overnight outside my mother's house in South London and would phone up a couple of friends, say 'I've got the Bentley'..."
— Jim Mitchell
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"It may be of interest that the differential on my car is numbered MS3928 which I believe is from a Blower Bentley. My car was imported into South Africa in the early 1980s..."
— Brett Peattie
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| A Case of Misrepresentation? |
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In September 2015, AutoCherish.com put up a vintage Bentley car for sale stating the Chassis no. to be 110 and Reg no. SV 4513. We posted the details on VintageBentleys.org, only to receive a prompt rebuttal from Lionel Burrell on Sep 29 (who is owner of 110), saying, "The recent addition is not my car, please could you remove it from my listing.
It is a reproduction of my car.
I bought my car in the 1960, from the last owner who had the car from 1947 till I
bought it. I have never put my car up for SALE."
The car photos and other details were found to be replaced on the AutoCherish website with a notice stating, "No longer available - Sold or withdrawn from sale". The AutoCherish car photo and other details have since been moved to our Bentley Specials section. - VintageBentleys.org |
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Hi Robert. Many thanks for another superb newsletter. I'm pleased to read that your own Bentley is nearing completion after being off the road for so long. The advantages of retirement! (it's just the lack of income that's sometimes a problem). Glad you enjoyed BDC in the UK. I'm still nowhere near owning a Vintage Bentley and being also retired now, that's unlikely without a lottery win!
However, I will get to see a few Bentleys at the Circuit des Remparts meeting at Angouleme France in two weeks time. As you probably know, it's an annual event that is second only to Le Mans. Vintage cars galore running around the Charente and on the Sunday, racing around the old city ramparts — hence the name of the event. This year it's on the 18th, 19th and 20th September. The 76th anniversary. I'm preparing my old MG, (pretending it's a Speed Six).
Please keep up the wonderful newsletter and website. I look forward to seeing the pictures of you driving the 3 litre.
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Sep 30, 2015 - New info and photograph received from Alistair Hacking for Chassis
No. DH2217 |
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Sep 30, 2015 - Info and photographs received from Lionel Burrell for his Chassis
No. 110 |
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Sep 30, 2015 - Info and photographs received from Dave Simpson for Chassis
No. UK3282 |
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Sep 30, 2015 - Info and photograph received from Peter Hodge for Chassis
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Sep 30, 2015 - Info and photographs received from Marshall Gaffney for Special
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Sep 29, 2015 - Info and photographs added for Chassis
Nos. UK3282 & 455 |
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Sep 29, 2015 - Info and photographs added for Chassis
Nos. VA4097, FB3320, 930 & VA4085 |
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Sep 26, 2015 - Info and photographs received from Norbert Andrup for Chassis
Nos. HM2855, PL3491, PM3264, 221, 548 & SB2753 |
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Sep 26, 2015 - Info and photograph received from John Murch for Chassis
No. HT1650 |
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Sep 24, 2015 - Info and photographs
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Nos. HT1649 & WK2658 |
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Sep 24, 2015 - Info and photograph received from Robert Craven for his Chassis
No. 640 |
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Sep 24, 2015 - Info and photographs received from Harm ten Napel for Chassis
No. KM3076 |
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Sep 24, 2015 - Info and photograph received from Jim Mitchell for Chassis
No. LR2791 |
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Sep 23, 2015 - Info and photographs
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Nos. RN3042 & ML1524 |
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Sep 23, 2015 - Info and photographs
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Nos. PB3537 & 640 |
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Sep 23, 2015 - Info and photographs
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Nos. KD2111 & HB3403 |
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Sep 22, 2015 - Information received from Tim McCann for his Chassis
No. PL3477 |
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Sep 22, 2015 - Information received from Bryan Downes for this unidentified vintage Bentley |
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Sep 21, 2015 - Info and photographs
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No. KD2112 |
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Sep 19, 2015 - Info and photographs received from Brett Peattie for his Chassis
No. 1222 |
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Sep 19, 2015 - Information received from Tom King for Chassis
No. 61 |
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Sep 15, 2015 - Info and photographs received from Nigel Catterall for Chassis
No. HM2869 |
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Sep 11, 2015 - New information received from Andrea Seed for Chassis
No. UK3282 |
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Sep 11, 2015 - Info and photographs
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No. PB3527 |
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Sep 10, 2015 - David Green answers Bentley Clinic questions about 'Engine overheating' |
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Sep 10, 2015 - Information received from Roy Cousins for this unidentified vintage Bentley |
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Sep 09, 2015 - Info and photographs
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Nos. HB3421 & PL3493 |
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Sep 08, 2015 - Info and photographs received from Bruce Campbell for his Chassis
No. XR3332 |
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Sep 08, 2015 - Info and photograph received from Adam Stacy-Marks for his Chassis
No. TN1554 |
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Sep 07, 2015 - Info and photographs
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Nos. RN3031 & MS3944 |
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Sep 05, 2015 - Info and photographs
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No. DH2212 |
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Sep 04, 2015 - Info and photograph received from Simon L. Barrington for Chassis
No. PH1475 |
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