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1928 Bentley 3 Litre
Chassis No. ML1514
Engine No. ML1516
Registration No. (Not available) / Wankaner No 13
 
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3 litre Vanden Plas. Maharajah of Wankaner.

 
     
     
  Source: The Automobiles of the Maharajas by Sharada Dwivedi & Manvendra Singh Barwani
Posted: Aug 01, 2008
 
     
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Chassis No. ML1514
Engine No. ML1516
Registration No. (India)
Date of Delivery: Jul 1927
Type of Body: 4-seater
Coachbuilder: Vanden Plas
Type of Car: SP
   
First Owner: Maharaja Rajsahib of Wankaner
 
     
  More Info: According to original Vanden Plas Coachbuilder records, this car was fitted with Body No. 1333 with a Sporting 4-seater; scratched aluminium / blue. It was delivered to Maharaja of Wankaner (India) in June 1927.

Michael Hay, in his book Bentley: The Vintage Years, 1997, states: "Vanden Plas body no. 1333. Registered "WANKANER No. 13" (sic)."
 
     
     
  Updated: Jul 05, 2007
Posted: Mar 01, 2007
 
     
 
 
 
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