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1928 Bentley 4½ Litre    
Original 1928 Numbers
Chassis No. RN3050
Engine No. RN3047
Registration No. UC 2801

  This car - updated
Chassis No. RN3050
Engine No. RN3047
Registration No. UC 2801

(Updated with information from owner Hans Hugenholtz - October 2012)
 
   
 
 

"Just showing off with my beloved Bentleys. The S3 Flying Spur is one of only 19 LHD cars, two of which were sold new to two brothers in Holland. My car never left the country and still has its original Dutch registration. It will be shown at the Chantilly Concours in June."

 
     
     
  Source: Hans Hugenholtz (Owner)
Posted: May 02, 2019
 
     
April 2018
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Paris Amsterdam 2018
The History of Classic Rallying, 25-28 April 2018

"One hundred and twenty years after the original Paris-Amsterdam rally, the KNAC (the Dutch RAC) organised a three-day event through Northern France, Belgium and Holland in which we (Hans Hugenholtz - Sandra Hermanns) participated with our 4 1/2 L Bentley RN3050, registered from the first day UC 2801.

We finished second in class, even after losing quite some time with a broken exhaust, which was temporarily repaired with two cut-up Coca Cola cans with plenty of wire...

Enclosed (above) are some photos from the event, starting at Chantilly Castle and finishing at the Haarzuilens Castle, still owned by the current Baron Van Zuylen van Nijevelt; his great grandfather Baron Etienne was one of the original organisers of the rally and was a founding partner in the Automobile Club de Francem and its first President in 1895."

 
     
     
  Source: Hans Hugenholtz (Owner)
Posted: May 25, 2018
 
     
October 2017
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"Recent photos of my 4.5, October 2017"

 
     
     
  Source: Hans Hugenholtz (Owner)
Posted: Jan 05, 2018
 
     
2015
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"Enclosed are some more photos of my RN 3050, registration UC 2801, at the Chantilly Concours in 2015."

 
     
     
  Source: Hans Hugenholtz (Owner)
Posted: Jul 12, 2016
 
     
2013
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  Source: Hans Hugenholtz (Owner)
Posted: Jul 12, 2016
 
     
October 2012
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"Chassis no: RN3050 ~ Engine no: RN3047 ~ Registration no: UC 2801

1938-1977 Dr Stenhouse
1977-1983 Capt. Bruce Gordon
1983-1984 David Heimann
1984-1986 Gary Wales USA
1986-1987 Stanley Mann new LM replica body
1991-1999 Tom Selleck
1999-2012 Chip Connor
Jan 2012 J. Hugenholtz
Car now in Belgium on original UC 2801 registration"

 
     
     
  Source: Hans Hugenholtz (Owner)
Posted: Oct 09, 2012
 
     
2012
 

This car was purchased by Hans Hugenholtz in January 2012.

 
     
     
  Source: Hans Hugenholtz
Posted: Oct 09, 2012
 
     
2005
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  Source: Hans Hugenholtz
Posted: Jul 12, 2016
 
     
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  Source: Lefigaro (France) and Lombardi (Japan)
Posted: Oct 04, 2011
 
     
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When the Maharaja of Bhavnagar (India) had his 6½ litre Chassis no. FA2513 rebodied by Barkers in 1938, the original Barker boattail was bought by Coopers who modified it suitably and fitted it to the 4½ litre Chassis No. RN3050 above (with Reg. no. UC 2801).

 
     
     
  Source: Photo - Bentley Motors
Posted: Aug 07, 2008
 
     
EARLIEST RECORD OF HISTORICAL FACTS & INFORMATION
 
Chassis No. RN3050
Engine No. RN3047
Registration No. UC 2801
Date of Delivery: Feb 1928
Type of Body: Saloon
Coachbuilder: Harrison
Type of Car: No info
   
First Owner: NERES L P
 
     
  More Info: Michael Hay, in his book Bentley: The Vintage Years, 1997, states: "Fitted Barker 2 seater ex ch. FA 2513 by Cooper 1938 - removed and fitted to LB 2348. Rebuilt as Le Mans replica Vanden Plas 4 seater by H&H."  
     
     
  Posted: Mar 01, 2007  
     
 
 
 
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