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1929 Bentley 4½ Litre    
Original 1929 Numbers
Chassis No. FB3303
Engine No. FB3310
Registration No. SC 3206

  This car - updated
Chassis No. FB3303
Engine No. 930
Registration No. SC 3206

(Updated with information from Simon Laidlaw. - October 2017)
 
2016
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  Source: Simon Laidlaw (Owner)
Posted: Sep 29, 2017
 
     
June 2014
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"Picture of finishing line taken in June 2014 at the famous Rest and be Thankful. Hill Climb in Argyll, Scotland."

 
     
     
  Source: Simon Laidlaw (Owner)
Posted: Jul 22, 2014
 
     
November 2013
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Classis & Sports Car, November 2013
   
 
 

"Chassis FB3303 is the current chassis on the car with the Registration SC3206. However the car used to have Chassis ST3001, at which time the registration number was YH3196 (Old Mother Gun). When the chassis were swapped in the late 1980s all the components other than the axles and chassis were retained. The axles and chassis, which were from the Le-Mans car were used to build up the current Old Mother Gun car which now resides in Japan or China.

Also see the attached article."

 
     
     
  Source: Simon Laidlaw (Owner)
Posted: Oct 11, 2017
 
     
2013
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"Picture of rear of car taken in 2013"

 
     
     
  Source: Simon Laidlaw (Owner)
Posted: Jul 22, 2014
 
     
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  Source: Rule Works & Wedding Video Scotland
Posted: May 06, 2013
 
     
2008
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Kinneil house Bo'ness Hill climb 2008. Photo by John Crae.

 
     
     
  Source: Flickr
Posted: Jan 22, 2009
 
     
April 2008
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Chassis is currently under a 1925 Gurney Nutting saloon body. Famously known as 'Ethel' this car has an 'R' type engine from a MkVI and was raced extensively in the 1970s whilst wearing its previous chassis, ST3001. This chassis was subsiquently rebuilt to its original the Le-Mans winning spec, Old Mother Gun. Chassis FB3303 gave up its engine FB3310 for 'Old Mother Gun' its original Le-Mans engine being with another BDC club member for many years.

Simon Laidlaw has been owner since 2003.

 
     
     
  Source: Simon Laidlaw (Owner)
Posted: Apr 26, 2008
 
     
2006
In Scotland in 2006 / Owned by a BDC member
2003
 

This car was purchased by Simon Laidlaw in 2003.

 
     
     
  Source: Simon Laidlaw (Owner)
Posted: Jul 22, 2014
 
     
1974
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SC 3206 (left)
 
 
 

SC 3206 (left) at the Brighton Speed Trials, 1974.

Also seen in the photo are reg KM 4250 (right) and reg YT 9152 (centre).

 
     
     
  Source: Simon Laidlaw (Owner)
Posted: Aug 28, 2017
 
     
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"The 3 litre on the left (NN 9352) is the chassis who gave up her original saloon body to my car (on the right)"

 
     
     
  Source: Simon Laidlaw (Owner)
Posted: Aug 28, 2017
 
     
Late 1940s - Early 1950s
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"Pictured in the late 1940s / early 1950s with it’s second body"

 
     
     
  Source: Simon Laidlaw
Posted: Sep 09, 2020
 
     
1933
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"Pictured with the car’s original body in around 1933."

 
     
     
  Source: Simon Laidlaw
Posted: Sep 09, 2020
 
     
1930's
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"Early photo of car with 2nd body. Probably early 1930s "

 
     
     
  Source: Simon Laidlaw (Owner)
Posted: Jul 22, 2014
 
     
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"I managed to uncover this a few years ago which shows my car's early history which may be of interest to you and your readers. It is quite hard to read I'm afraid!"

 
     
     
  Source: Simon Laidlaw (Owner)
Posted: Aug 28, 2017
 
     
EARLIEST RECORD OF HISTORICAL FACTS & INFORMATION
 
Chassis No. FB3303
Engine No. FB3310
Registration No. SC 3206
Date of Delivery: Jan 1929
Type of Body: Landaulette
Coachbuilder: Harrison
Type of Car: No info
   
First Owner: STEVENSON C A
 
     
  More Info: Michael Hay, in his book Bentley: The Vintage Years, 1997, states: "Was Corsica saloon now 4 seater eng 598 ex 596, eng now ? 598 extant not in a chassis."  
     
     
  Posted: Mar 01, 2007  
     
 
 
 
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