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1928 Bentley 4½ Litre    
Original 1928 Numbers
Chassis No. TX3227
Engine No. TX3229
Registration No. PN 1562

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Chassis No. Please read chassis history below
Engine No. -
Registration No.
PN 1562
(Current owner / former owners, please come forward with further updates. - March 2016)
 
March 2016
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Found on Historic Competition services & PreWarCar websites on Mar 29, 2016

1928 Bentley Blower
This amazing Bentley started life in 1928 as a 4.5 litre Saloon built on the later 4.5 Litre "Heavy Crank" chassis as per the original 50 "Blowers" it was later disassembled in 1961, the engine fitted into the 4.5 litre prototype chassis when it was rebuilt, and the rest of the parts later rebuilt into this magnificent vehicle you see here. The car was restored by the master of Bentley's Mr Stanley Mann and the missing engine was replaced by a new Neil Davies 5.3 Litre Blower engine giving "Enough" power (actually quite enough to pull your house down) The body was made as an exact copy of the prototype 4.5 litre Blower and is a really excellent example in both quality and detail.

If you want a real Bentley, and want the most powerful and most fantastic driving Bentley on the road today then you don't need to look much further than this. Registered PN1562 and with Chassis number TX 3227 you will find its complete history detailed in the 'Hay' Bentley Bible so you can see for yourself the provenance of this fantastic car.

Don't be put off by stories of WO Bentley's being hard to manage and hard to start, these are little puppies (Well big St Bernard puppies) and are probably some of the most easy managed and reliable pre-war cars in existence.

This car is for sale as of Mar 29, 2016.

 
     
     
  Source: Historic Competition Services & PreWarCar
Posted: Mar 29, 2016
 
     
November 2015
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Sold: Feb 22, 2016

1928 Bentley 4½ Litre Supercharged (Blower)

Estimate: Refer Department
Auction 2015 “True Greats”

Reg. Number - PN 1562
Chassis Number - TX3227
Year - 1928
Make - Bentley
Model - 4.5 Litre Supercharged (Blower)

Description
This fabulous example has been restored by the prominent Bentley restorer, Stanley Mann and has continuous history dating back to the conception of the 4.5 Litre itself. The chassis is believed to be a heavy pattern 4 cylinder Chassis. Having been restored to its current form in 2004, with the addition of an NDR 5.3 litre Phoenix crankshaft Blower Bentley engine (made to the exact blower specification) and supercharger installed by the restorer.

PN 1562 is a very rare example, not only because it is styled on the legendary YU 3250 which is one of the most famous registration numbers in Bentley history, however, unusually, it is also sitting on the far more desirable chassis making this a very proper and authentic “Birkin Blower” reproduction.

 
     
     
  Source: Coys of Kensington
Posted: Nov 16, 2015
 
     
May 2015
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Blower Bentley
Fully restored by prominent Bentley restorer, PN1562 has continuous history back to the conception of the 4.5 Litre itself. The chassis was actually believed to be the 1927 Le Mans Practice car. The car was restored into its current form 2009 with the addition of an NDR Blower and a fully Phoenix 5.3 Litre engine. The car is on a 10ft10 chassis and is styled on the legendary YU3250.

This car is for sale as of May 4, 2015.

 
     
     
  Source: NDR Limited
Posted: May 04, 2015
 
     
May 2014
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Blower Bentley
Fully restored by prominent Bentley restorer, PN1562 has continuous history back to the conception of the 4.5 Litre itself. The chassis was actually believed to be the 1927 Le Mans Practice car. The car was restored into its current form 2009 with the addition of an NDR Blower and a fully Phoenix 5.3 Litre engine. The car is on a 10ft10 chassis and is styled on the legendary YU3250.

This car is for sale as of May 22, 2014.

 
     
     
  Source: NDR Ltd.
Posted: May 22, 2014
 
     
November 2010
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This car is for sale as of Nov 5, 2010 with Neil Davies.

 
     
     
  Source: Neil Davies Historic Racing
Posted: Nov 08, 2010
 
     
2006
In South Africa in 2006 / Owned by a BDC member
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  Source: Stanley Mann Racing
Posted: Nov 23, 2005
 
     
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  Source: Stanley Mann Racing
Posted: Oct 28, 2004
 
     
EARLIEST RECORD OF HISTORICAL FACTS & INFORMATION
 
Chassis No. TX3227
Engine No. TX3229
Registration No. PN 1562
Date of Delivery: Jun 1928
Type of Body: 4-seater
Coachbuilder: Harrison
Type of Car: No info
   
First Owner: BOYD Mrs
 
     
  More Info: Michael Hay, in his book Bentley: The Vintage Years, 1997, states: "D/7079. Rebuilt as coupe reg KOF 99 eng MF eng MF 3173 now in AP 305. Broken up 1961. Now fitted ch. 976 (which was the 1927 Le Mans practice car), reg PN 1562."  
     
     
  Posted: Mar 01, 2007  
     
 
 
 
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