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| 1931 Bentley 8 Litre |
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Original 1932 Numbers
Chassis No. YX5119
Engine No. YX5119
Registration No. DM 7853
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This car - updated
Chassis No. -
Engine No. -
Registration No. DM 7853
(Current owner / former owners, please come forward with updates. - July 2016) |
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"The Bentley is the 2019 poster car for the Pebble Beach Concours D'Elegance." |
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Source: Amy Rand
Posted: Jul 21, 2019 |
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"The car was first registered to Capt. Vivian Hewitt who lived in Bodfari,
Flintshire, North Wales at the time. DM being the Flintshire Registration prefix.
He later moved to Bryn Aber, Cemlyn, Anglesey. He also spent a lot of time at his
Nassau home in the Bahamas. A remarkable man in many ways — an aviator — test pilot,
being the first to Fly from Mainland Britain to Ireland in April 1912. He owned a
series of early cars which he raced at Brooklands. Very much an eccentric and avid
collector of all manner of items. You can read his fascinating Biography: Modest Millionaire by Dr. William Howell.
My recollection of Bentley dates to 1965 (the year Capt. Hewitt died). The car had
been in storage at Bryn Aber for many years and it was brought to my father's garage
for recommissioning — I had the task of fitting a new set of tyres. The car was sold
soon afterwards for the princely sum of ?7500. (?135.000 in today's money). I wonder
where the car is now." |
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Source:
Maldwyn Jones
Posted: Dec 22, 2015 |
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| 2006 |
| In
USA in 2006 / Owned by a BDC member |
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1932 Bentley 8-Litre
Tourer. |
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Source:
Famous Marques of Britain
by Jonathan Wood, 1985
Posted: Jan 31, 2007 |
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| 1932 |
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Chassis No. YX5125
was sold new to Captain Vivian Hewitt
as a spare chassis for Chassis No.
YX5119. |
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Source:
Olle Ljungström
Posted: Jan 25, 2008 |
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| EARLIEST
RECORD OF HISTORICAL FACTS & INFORMATION |
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| Chassis No. |
YX5119 |
| Engine No. |
YX5119 |
| Registration
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DM 7853 |
| Date of Delivery: |
May 1932 |
| Type of Body: |
Tourer |
| Coachbuilder: |
Vanden Plas |
| Type of Car: |
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| First Owner: |
HEWITT Capt VIVIAN |
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More Info:
According to original Vanden Plas Coachbuilder
records, this car was originally fitted
with Body No. 1801 with a Tourer to
Vanden Plas sketch 787/2; £385;
5/1932.
Michael Hay, in his book Bentley:
The Vintage Years, 1997, states:
"F/8121. Special Vanden Plas tourer
as illustrated - body no. 1801. Owner
also bought chassis YX 5125 as spares!" |
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Updated: Jul 06, 2007
Posted: Mar 01, 2007 |
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Sep 30, 2020 - Info and photograph received from Simon Hunt for Chassis No. RL3439 |
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Sep 30, 2020 - Info and photographs received from Dick Clay for Chassis No. 147 |
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Sep 29, 2020 - Info and photographs received from Ernst Jan Krudop for his Chassis No. AX1651 |
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Sep 28, 2020 - Info and photographs received from Lars Hedborg
for his Chassis No. KL3590 |
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Sep 25, 2020 - Info and photograph added for Registration No. XV 3207 |
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Sep 24, 2020 - Info and photograph added for Registration No. YM 7165 |
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