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We hope you had a chance to participate or visit the most spectacular Bentley event of the year, the BDC Silverstone Race Day. I have made the trip from Texas to England many times, going back to 1975. At that time, I was a fanatical Vintage Bentley enthusiast who had seen Vintage Bentleys but never seen one on the track. It was love at first sight. Ken Purdy, a popular automotive writer of the 1940s and 1950s and author of Kings of The Road, once said the three greatest cars are Vintage Bentley, Bugatti and Duesenberg. When asked if he could have twice as many cars, what would we choose? He said,"Two Vintage Bentleys, two Bugattis and two Duesenbergs." The sound of the Vintage Bentleys at Silverstone confirm Purdy was right and I quickly purchased my 3 Litre in 1980. Although, I did not make it to Silverstone this year, I will be there next year. It will be easy to spot me in my cowboy hat and boots and my beautiful wife at my side. He expect to have our 3 Litre there too!
After several years of running the 3 Litre, chassis 869, and several years off the road, a first class restoration was in order and it is now underway and the car will be on the road in less than a year. I am very appreciative of Vintage Bentley guru, Jim Pearce www.jamespearce.uk.com who I have been working with since the 1980s. Jim and his wife, Chris, have been good friends and they came here in 1988 as my guests. What a treat it was and what a magnificent relationship it has been. You will be hearing more about Jim and the currently ongoing restoration.
I would like to thank the
following vintage Bentley enthusiasts for their
recent contributions to VintageBentleys.org:
Adam Stacy-Marks, Alan Giles, Alan Stanley, Alice Fingland, Andrea Seed, Andrew Duff, Andrew Peel, Andrew Whittaker, Barrie Young, Chester McKaige, Dave Simpson, Dave Williams, David, Debra Flynn, Des Dillon, Des Mckevitt, Diane de Harter, Erik Thomas, Ernest Van Arendonk, Francis Piquera, Garth Matthews, George Wallace, Helen Pheby, Ian Wegg, Jennifer, jerry Parks Young, Jit Mistry, Jo Ann Smith, John Hogg, John Muckel, John Summers, J D Medcalf, John Wild, John Williams, Jonathan Allen, Keith Mitchell, Ken Forbes, Kevin Herron, Koke & Andi Twigg-Smith, Lars Hedborg, Lawrence Smith, Malcolm Tearle, Martin Podeu, Michael, Mike Dean, Moerlen, Nigel Hannaford, Norbert Andrup, Norman Roper-Marshall, Pete Quilley, Peter Morelli, Peter Woods, Philip Sage, Ralf Storandt, Robert L Field, Robert Stave, Robin East, Robin Gurdon, Ron Warmington, Sally Hiams, Sati Lall, Shaun Lawry, Simon L. Barrington, Stephen Dealey, Steve Tyler, Steven Vandeputte, Stuart Forsey, Terry Gorman, Thurston Twigg-Smith Jr., Tim Felstead, Tim Ford, Tom Irving, William Hassebroek |
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| James E. Pearce - Master Coachbuilders |
| In the finest tradition of Vintage Bentley coachbuilding |
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The 'James E. Pearce' coachbuilders company was started by Jim Pearce in London in the late 1950s. His son David Pearce worked alongside Jim for over 30 years, and in the year 2000 Jim was able to retire as David took over the ownership and running of the business providing the same impeccable service to customers all over the world.
I have known Jim Pearce ever since I purchased my Bentley in 1980. Every time I go to England I see Jim and his wife Chris. They have been here in Houston to vacation with us and to work on my Bentley. Jim is an artist. Before he ever became involved with coachbuilding he had been a stone engraver — several architectural works in and around London bear his mark. Later he worked as a flight mechanic on Spitfires and Lancasters for the RAF. The sum total is a man with a fine head for precision engineering and the hands of a deft and sensitive artist.
Jim and David are currently helping me to gather up parts for the ongoing restoration of my 3-litre FY 7290. |
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| Bentley Blue Train dominates Schloss Bensberg Classics |
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Some 85 years after the famous victory that made its name, the Bentley ‘Blue Train’ is still enjoying winning ways, picking up four prestigious awards at the Schloss Bensberg Classics event in Germany. The Speed Six ‘Blue Train’ coupe, owned by Mr Bruce McCaw, dominated the field at the invitation-only event, which is one of Europe’s premier classic concours shows. It was named ‘Best in Class: The Style of Speed’; ‘Best of Show: Public Vote’; ‘Best of Show: Jury Vote’; and ‘Best in Special Category: Pre-War Closed Models’. |
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Speed in Italy: Bentley marks anniversary with Mille Miglia
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In 1930, ‘Bentley Boy’ Tim Birkin claimed his
aborted attempt on the Mille Miglia in his legendary Blower
was due to a lack of “due preparation”. Eighty-five years
on, Bentley has ensured all plans are in place for a successful
Blower run in the 2015 event. ‘Bentley Boys’
the Hon. Sir Henry (Tim) Birkin and Bentley Chairman Woolf
Barnato were to be the first British drivers to attempt
the thousand-mile Italian test of endurance, in a supercharged
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A 1923 photo of Chassis 141 from the archive of the Le Mans.
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Photograph of Chassis RN3036 which was sold for £4800 at Brooks auction at Woodstock, England on 22nd March 1969.
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Photograph of Chassis LR2777 which was sold for £5100 at Brooks auction on 22nd March 1969.
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Photographs of Chassis TB2542 owned by J.H. Mitchell from 1937 to 1948. The car was sold to a Mr H. Gormley in 1948.
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Photograph of Chassis MS3927 at a steam traction-engine rally in Redruth, 1964.
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Photograph of Chassis 707 taken in front of the Rajah Brooke Memorial Kuching, Sarawak in 1970.
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A newspaper clipping outlining
the recent unearthing of Chassis PB3527 after many years of storage.
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Photograph of Chassis 547 taken in 1966 at
Hoghton Tower, Lancashire, at the
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Photograph of Chassis LT1584 taken in 1983.
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Photographs of Chassis 1131 along with handwritten service record from 1925 to 1932.
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Photographs of Chassis 775 that went to Australia in 1999.
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| BENTLEY CLINIC: NEW QUESTION |
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Martin Podeu writes:
I bought a 3 litre Bentley some weeks ago and I have a massive cooling problem. Every time I take her for a ride, the water temperature reaches almost 100 degrees, although I drive her in a normal way and the weather here in Austria is not that hot. I have checked the water pump and it’s working fine. I also checked the thermostat, there is no problem. I flushed the radiator. I even installed an electric fan. Is it normal that the Bentleys reach these high temperatures? Do I possibly need a new radiator? Please tell me what you think, I appreciate your advice. |
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Hello Martin, you have checked everything that I would have checked. Since you bought it "some weeks ago", I assume the dealer or individual that sold it to you had the same problem. I suspect you contacted the seller and the seller could not solve the problem either. A blockage in the engine circulation would be the next guess. You might put some dye in the water and see how fast the dye returns. But I cannot tell you how fast that should be as I have never run that test. Do you have the BDC's Technical Facts of the Vintage Bentley? You should not need a new radiator and no they do not normally run hot. I have a 3 Litre here in Houston, Texas and it really gets hot outside but the engine runs fine with no fan. Let me know how this turns out. – Best wishes. |
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Aug 31, 2015 - Info and photographs
added for Chassis
Nos. SM3914, MS3946 & MS3950 |
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Aug 29, 2015 - Info and photographs
added for Chassis
No. 340 |
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Aug 28, 2015 - Info and photographs added for an unidentified
Bentley |
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Aug 27, 2015 - Information received
from John Muckel for his Chassis
No. BX2416 |
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Aug 27, 2015 - Info and photographs
added for Chassis
Nos. AP325, 537 & 1219 |
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Aug 27, 2015 - Info and photographs
added for Chassis
No. AB3372 |
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Aug 26, 2015 - Info and photograph received from Francis Piquera for Chassis
Nos. 141 & 582 |
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Aug 26, 2015 - Info and photographs
added for Chassis
Nos. 1124 & AP319 |
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Aug 26, 2015 - Info and photographs
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for this unidentified vintage Bentley |
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Aug 25, 2015 - Info and photograph received from Adam Stacy-Marks for Chassis
No. FS3624 |
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Aug 25, 2015 - 'Unknown' Bentley identified by
Sati Lall as his Chassis No. AD3666 |
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Aug 25, 2015 - Info and photographs
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Nos. 1056 & BL1607 |
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Aug 24, 2015 - Info and photograph received from Dave Williams for Chassis
No. 1124 |
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Aug 24, 2015 - Info and photographs
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Nos. LM1345, 835 & 1122 |
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Aug 22, 2015 - Info and photographs
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Nos. SL3067, ST3024 & AH1479 |
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Aug 21, 2015 - Info and photographs
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No. 294 |
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Aug 21, 2015 - Info and photographs
added for Chassis
Nos. XF3519, 22 & RN3042 |
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Aug 20, 2015 - Info and photographs received from Adam Stacy-Marks for his Chassis
No. TN1554 |
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Aug 20, 2015 - Info and photographs
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Nos. ST3018, 1171 & 446 |
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Aug 19, 2015 - Info and photograph received from Robin East for Chassis
No. RC46 |
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Aug 19, 2015 - Info and photographs
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Nos. ML1518 & PB3527 |
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Aug 18, 2015 - Info and photograph received from Shaun Lawry for Chassis
No. TN1554 |
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Aug 18, 2015 - Info and photographs
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Nos. RT1550, AX1652 & AP324 |
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Aug 17, 2015 - Info and photographs
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Nos. 464, SR1423 & 1084 |
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Aug 17, 2015 - Info and photographs
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No. SM3917 |
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Aug 14, 2015 - Info and photographs
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Nos. 521, ML1501, BL1601 & HP379 |
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Aug 14, 2015 - Info and photographs
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Nos. 985, 217 & YF5020 |
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Aug 13, 2015 - Info and photographs
added for Chassis
Nos. FR2631, DS3573 & AP319 |
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Aug 13, 2015 - Information received from Michael
for this unidentified vintage Bentley |
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Aug 12, 2015 - Info and photograph received from Adam Stacy-Marks for his Chassis
No. TN1554 |
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Aug 12, 2015 - New info and photograph
received from Koke & Andi Twigg-Smith for Chassis
Nos. ST3018, 549 & XF3519 |
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Aug 12, 2015 - Info and photographs
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Nos. MR3390 & 738 |
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Aug 12, 2015 - Camchest units for sale by Tim Felstead |
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Aug 10, 2015 - Info and photographs
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Nos. RE1393 & 1047 |
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Aug 10, 2015 - Info and photographs
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Nos. 865 & 1089 |
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Aug 08, 2015 - Info and photographs
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Nos. 781 & AH1481 |
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Aug 07, 2015 - Info and photographs received for Chassis
No. ML1519 |
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Aug 07, 2015 - Info and photographs received from Barrie Young for his Chassis
No. 775 |
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Aug 07, 2015 - Info and photographs
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Nos. AX1660, AP324 & XF3520 |
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Aug 06, 2015 - Info and photographs
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Nos. FS3602, PB3533 & TB2542 |
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Aug 05, 2015 - Info and photographs received from Ken Forbes for his Chassis
No. AB3356 |
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Aug 05, 2015 - Info and photographs received from Ron Warmington for his Chassis
No. XF3508 |
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Aug 05, 2015 - Info and photographs received from Malcolm Tearle for his Chassis
No. AH1479 |
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Aug 05, 2015 - New info and photographs received for Chassis
Nos. HT1645 & 290 |
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Aug 04, 2015 - Info and photographs
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Nos. 409, BX2416 & 406 |
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Aug 03, 2015 - Info and photographs
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Nos. 881, RN3038 & 473 |
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Aug 01, 2015 - Info and photographs
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Nos. 205, 770, MR3376 & 1084 |
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Nos. 921 & WB2570 |
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Nos. 844, KR2679, KL3589 & DN1736 |
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31, 2015 - Info and photographs
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Nos. MS3946, LT1582 & PB3537 |
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30, 2015 - Info and photographs received from George Wallace for Chassis
No. ST3024 |
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30, 2015 - Info and photographs
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Nos. YX5119, MF3167 & 436 |
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30, 2015 - Info and photographs
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Nos. 530, AX1671, VF4019 & KM3094 |
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29, 2015 - Info and photographs
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Nos. AH1481, 835 & 512 |
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28, 2015 - Info and photograph received from Alan Giles for his Chassis
No. 707 |
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28, 2015 -
Information received from Des Dillon for Chassis
No. 1068 |
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28, 2015 - Info and photographs
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Nos. YF5024, KD2106 & YM5031 |
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27, 2015 - Info and photographs
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Nos. 376, VF4019, AH1479, UK3278 & SB2753 |
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25, 2015 - Info and photographs
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Nos. YR5096, PB3536 & SM3914 |
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23, 2015 - Info and photographs received from Jonathan Allen for Chassis
Nos. VF4019 & XR3348 |
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23, 2015 -
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No. XL3117 |
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22, 2015 -
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No. RT1537 |
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21, 2015 - Info and photographs received from Malcolm Tearle for his Chassis
No. AH1479 |
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21, 2015 - Info and photograph received from Nigel Hannaford for Chassis
No. MS3927 |
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21, 2015 -
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Nos. XL3103 & 1056 |
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21, 2015 -
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20, 2015 -
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Nos. FT3210 & 707 |
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20, 2015 -
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Nos. 1223 & AH1481 |
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17, 2015 -
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Nos. SM3917, SM3924, XF3518 & TW2703 |
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17, 2015 -
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Nos. YF5002, HM2855, HB3403 & EXP 2 |
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16, 2015 -
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Nos. 897 & RC44 |
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16, 2015 -
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Nos. 1223 & DS3554 |
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15, 2015 - Info and photograph received from Dave Simpson for Chassis
Nos. NT3143 & HB3402 |
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15, 2015 -
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Nos. PL3491, SB2753, TN1554 & LB2330 |
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14, 2015 -
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Nos. 247 & HB3402 |
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14, 2015 -
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Nos. 398, FS3604 & WB2562 |
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13, 2015 -
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No. FR2630 |
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13, 2015 -
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No. BX2416 |
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13, 2015 -
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Nos. PM3268 & KR2679 |
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11, 2015 -
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Nos. HT1643 & PM3264 |
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11, 2015 -
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Nos. TN1565 & DE1221 |
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10, 2015 - Info and photographs added for Chassis
No. PM3267 |
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10, 2015 -
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Nos. 994 & ML1515 |
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10, 2015 -
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No. 604 |
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08, 2015 -
Info and photographs received from Andrew Whittaker for his Chassis
No. 1131 |
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08, 2015 -
Info and photographs received from Keith Mitchell for Chassis
No. TB2542 |
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08, 2015 -
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No. ML1524 & PB3539 |
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07, 2015 -
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No. AH1479 |
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06, 2015 -
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Nos. MS3950 & FA2507 |
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06, 2015 -
Info and photographs
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Nos. XT3636, KF2397, SB2761 & SM3914 |
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04, 2015 -
Information received from Ralf Storandt for his Chassis
No. 1222 |
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04, 2015 -
Information received from Peter Woods for Chassis
No. 500 |
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04, 2015 -
Info and photographs
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Nos. 835, SR1405 & RN3042 |
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03, 2015 -
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Nos. 1062 & XF3508 |
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03, 2015 -
Info and photographs
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Nos. ST3017, ML1524 & TX3246 |
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03, 2015 -
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02, 2015 -
Info and photographs
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Nos. RN3042, SR1405 & AH1479 |
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02, 2015 -
Info and photographs
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Nos. SR1423, BX2409 & AB3362 |
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01, 2015 -
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No. EXP 5 |
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01, 2015 -
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