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1925 Bentley 3 Litre
Chassis No. 1028
Engine No. 1049
Registration No. SF 2349
 
2007
In USA in 2007 / Owned by a BDC member
1939 - 1949
 

This vehicle was purchased on 14 February 1939 for the sum of £10 by the Lancashire Constabulary for use on the skid pan. It was sold in December 1949 to F H Landers esq of Maghull, Liverpool for £78.10 shillings.

 
     
     
  Source: Graham Yeowart
Posted: Aug 09, 2010
 
     
1938
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"I am a member of the staff of the Lancashire Constabulary Motor Driving School. I am researching the history of the School and among many documents etc I found a photograph of the said vehicle. This vehicle was used on the skid pan 1938 and is being driven by PC Ricketts who was a student on an Advanced Driving Course. It is believed that the instructor standing in the rear is Police Constable Ted Threlfall."

 
     
     
  Source: Graham Yeowart
Posted: Jul 19, 2010
 
     
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Chassis No. 1028
Engine No. 1049
Registration No. SF 2349
Date of Delivery: Jun 1925
Type of Body: 4-seater
Coachbuilder: CROALL
Type of Car: SP
   
First Owner: BURDON-SANDERSON R L
 
     
  More Info: Michael Hay, in his book Bentley: The Vintage Years, 1997, states: "3/4½ Litre WM 201 (ch. 1175) rebuilt on this chassis ca 1955/59. Subsequently rebuilt as 3 Litre, now in Zimbabwe Vanden Plas tourer engine 363 ex ch. 358."  
     
     
  Posted: Mar 01, 2007  
     
 
 
 
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