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| 1927 Bentley 3 Litre |
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Original 1926 Numbers
Chassis No. LM1344
Engine No. LM1341
Registration No. MK 5206
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This car - updated
Chassis No.
Engine No.
Registration No. MK 5206
(Current owner / former owners, please come forward with further updates. - February 2019) |
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Chassis No. LM1344, Bentley model
by Kevin Bailey |
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Source:
Kevin Bailey
Posted: Jan 21, 2015 |
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"Silverstone
on a wet BDC day. Some of the most
original and valuable race cars still
come out to play." — Wim
Kamper, vintage Bentley enthusiast. |
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Source:
Wim Kamper
Posted: Feb 23, 2007 |
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1927 Bentley 3 Litre
in Chris Barrie's Motoring Wheel Nuts,
Movie, 1995 |
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Source:
Internet Movie Car Database
Posted: Jun 29, 2007 |
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"Old Number
7" — after running as #7
at Le Mans in 1926, this car was extricated
from the White House crash by Benjamin
and went on to win in 1927.
Above illustration by Richard Corson
was published in article titled 'Halcyon
Daze — The History of the Bentley',
in June 1976 issue of 'Car Classics' |
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Source:
"Car Classics" magazine, June
1976 issue
Posted: Dec 20, 2006 |
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"Benjy"
(Dr J. Dudley Benjafield) outside
his consulting rooms at Five Wimpole
Street in his own 3 litre, MK 5206. |
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Source:
Benjafield's Racing Club
Posted: Feb 15, 2007 |
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LeMans team with
some of the cars before leaving for
France in 1929. |
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Source:
"Queste" magazine, Bentley
Special Issue, 1984
Posted: Jan 29, 2007 |
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1927: The
Savoy Hotel in London is the setting
for a dinner given by Sir Edward Iliffe,
proprietor of Autocar. Sammy Davis
is at the wheel of the battered car
with Dr. J.D. Benjafield shaking hands
with Sir Edward beside him. The rest
of the team look on. |
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Source:
"Queste" magazine,
Bentley Special Issue, 1984
Posted: Feb 01, 2007 |
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1927: Le Mans.
'Old No. 7' at the pits on the morning
after the White House crash. Benjafield
fills up the tank while 'W.O.' and
Nobby Clarke stare at the damaged
front end from the pit counter. Later
in the afternoon, the car scored Bentley's
second win at Le Mans. |
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Source:
Article
by Darell Berthon in Profile Publications,
1967
Posted: May 24, 2007 |
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Sammy Davis in the
winning 1927 LeMans Race Bentley near
Arnage. |
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Source:
Shell Book of Epic Motor Races,
Peter Roberts, 1964
Posted: Oct 05, 2007 |
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Source:
PreWarCar
Posted: Feb 09, 2009 |
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Source:
Bentley Spotting
Posted: Mar 04, 2009 |
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"Old Number
7" making its first appearance
at LeMans in 1926. |
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Source:
Unknown
Posted: Dec 21, 2006 |
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Photograph shows
Bentley taking 1st Place at 1927 LeMans
race. (Car shown in lead is Reg. No.
MK 5206.) |
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Source:
Bentley Motors Limited advertisement,
July 1927
Posted: Feb 23, 2008 |
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| EARLIEST
RECORD OF HISTORICAL FACTS & INFORMATION |
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| Chassis No. |
LM1344 |
| Engine No. |
LM1341 |
| Registration
No. |
MK 5206 |
| Date of Delivery: |
Jun 1926 |
| Type of Body: |
4-seater |
| Coachbuilder: |
Vanden Plas |
| Type of Car: |
SP  |
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| First Owner: |
Dr. J.D. Benjafield |
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More Info:
See also Chassis.
no. 997.
Team car driven by Benjafield. Old No.
7.
According to original Vanden Plas Coachbuilder
records, this car was originally fitted
with Body No. 1295 with a 4-seater Speed
model for Le Mans 24 Hour race; 6/1926.
Michael Hay, in his book Bentley:
The Vintage Years, 1997, states:
"Vanden Plas body no. 1295. 1926/7
Le Mans car. Body burnt out - rebodied
as 2 seater. Wrapped round telegraph
pole (chassis had already cracked twice)
and written off. Broken up - engine
in ch. NR 503. Reg. No. now on ch. 997." |
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Updated: Jul 04, 2007
Posted: Mar 01, 2007 |
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