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1931 Bentley 8 Litre    
Original 1931 Numbers
Chassis No. YX5103
Engine No. YX5103
Registration No. GT 8868
  This car - updated
Chassis No. YX5103
Engine No. YX5103
Registration No. GT 8868
(Updated with information from Bonhams. - July 2003)
 
2006
In England in 2006 / Owned by a BDC member
July 2003
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The Property of a Deceased Estate
 1931 Bentley 8-Litre Dual Cowl Sports Tourer Coachwork by Grosvenor Panelcraft

Registration no. GT 8868
Chassis no. YX5103
Engine no. YX5103

Auction details
Lord's Cricket Ground 'Summer Vintage'; Veteran, Vintage & Collector's Motor Cars & Automobilia London, Lords Cricket Ground
23 Jul 2003

Sold for £158,800 premium

  
     
     
  Source: Bonhams
Posted: Nov 20, 2013		  
     
May 1977
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May 1977 photo of Jimmy McAlpine's 8-litre Bentley with the ten-seater Williams shooting brake body.

  
     
     
  Source: Motoring My Way, Stanley Sedgwick, 1976
Posted: Jul 24, 2010		  
     
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  Source: Pinterest
Posted: Sep 05, 2018		  
     
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Car in the photograph
bears Reg. No. MCA 304
on the number plate		    
 
 

 

  
     
     
  Source: Essentials Magazine
Posted: Mar 20, 2018		  
     
EARLIEST RECORD OF HISTORICAL FACTS & INFORMATION
 
Chassis No. YX5103
Engine No. YX5103
Registration No. GT 8868
Date of Delivery: Dec 1931
Type of Body: Saloon
Coachbuilder: Thrupp & Maberly
Type of Car: 13
   
First Owner: FRAZER V L
 
     
  More Info: Michael Hay, in his book Bentley: The Vintage Years, 1997, states: "F/8084. T&M body no. 5362. Was shooting brake by Williams reg MCA 304, now 4 seater by Grosvenor Panelcraft."  
     
     
  Posted: Mar 01, 2007  
     
 
 
 
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