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1923 Bentley 3 Litre    
Original 1923 Numbers
Chassis No. 247
Engine No. 248
Registration No. ER 867

  This car - updated
Chassis No. -
Engine No. -
Registration No. ER 867

( Current owner / former owners, please come forward with further updates. - October 2017)
 
July 12, 2015
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1923 Bentley 3 Litre

 
     
     
  Source: Flickr, posted by user 'Norman Young'
Posted: Jul 14, 2015
 
     
2008
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  Source: Bentley Drivers Club Scottish Region
Posted: Mar 13, 2009
 
     
April 2008
 

ER 867 was bought new by a Scottish student studying at Cambridge University (my great uncle!). It was sold to Selby Howgate and is currently still in the hands of the Howgates - a two-owner car!

 
     
     
  Source: Simon Laidlaw
Posted: May 01, 2008
 
     
2006
In Scotland in 2006 / Owned by a BDC member
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  Source: Alamy
Posted: Mar 12, 2009
 
     
1923
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ER 867 in 1923
   
 
 

"Photo of my Great Uncle, J.G. Hutt shortly after purchasing the car new in 1923. The car was bought as a chassis and he made this body himself whilst studying at Cambridge University."

 
     
     
  Source: Simon Laidlaw (Grand nephew of first owner)
Posted: Nov 07, 2017
 
     
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Chassis No. 247
Engine No. 248
Registration No. ER 867
Date of Delivery: May 1923
Type of Body: 4-seater
Coachbuilder: HUTT
Type of Car: TT
   
First Owner: J G Hutt
 
     
  More Info: Michael Hay, in his book Bentley: The Vintage Years, 1997, states: "Sold as chassis - first body built by J.G. Hutt who also fitted 4 wheel brakes."  
     
     
  Posted: Sep 14, 2006  
     
 
 
 
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