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1929 Bentley 4½ Litre
Chassis No. HB3404
Engine No. HB3401
Registration No. UU 3010
 
2006
In South Africa in 2006 / Owned by a BDC & RROC member
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Chassis No. HB3404/R
Engine No. HB3401
Registration No. UU 3010
Date of Delivery: May 1929
Type of Body: Saloon (Weymann)
Coachbuilder: H. J. Mulliner
Type of Car: No info
   
First Owner: Miss S. Briggs
 
     
  More Info: Chassis no. HF3187 (Reg. no. YU 3250) was originally supplied to B. Rubin as a standard 4½ Litre. It was supercharged for Rubin, raced as a team car, and then rebuilt on chassis no. HB3404R; a standard 4½ Litre was then sold by Rubin to Bevan with chassis no. HF 3187, registered YU 3250. (Refer to May, 1976 issue of BDC Review)

This car was purchased by Dorothy Paget new for Tim Birkin to race. Supercharger was added. — VintageBentleys.org

For a detailed discussion on the confusion in records for this car see Blower Bentley: Bentley 4 1/2 Litre Supercharged, Michael Hay, 2001, pgs. 124-127.

Michael Hay, in his book Bentley: The Vintage Years, 1997, states: "In South Africa with original body. Chassis number confusion with HF 3187 (HB 3404/R). From Service records new S/C type cyl block sent to Friary Motors 17/6/35 then 12/7/36 "1 S/H S/C type cyl block sent to R S Mead" ?sent to HB 3404/R as a S/C block would not fit this early engine (different stud pitches)."
 
     
     
  Posted: Mar 01, 2007  
     
 
 
 
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