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| November 11, 2012 |
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Avenue Drivers Club, November 2012 |
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Source:
Flickr, posted by user 'shipscompass'
Posted: Jul 20, 2016 |
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| 2008 |
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On the way to Le Mans
Classic 2008 |
At "Quimperle"
in Brittany |
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Source:
Owner (Name withheld on request)
Posted:
Dec 27, 2008 |
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| September
2007 |
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Car now
back on the road following a complete
last nut and bolt restoration. Final
paint and trim to be finished over this
coming winter.
STILL FITTED IN THE CAR...
The original engine DS3552; original
steering box DS3554; original rear axle
DS3554 and new gearbox number 6066 fitted
under guarantee in 1930 when the mileage
was 13,566.
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Source:
Owner (Name withheld on request)
Posted:
Nov 01, 2007 |
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| 2007 |
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1. Rebuild
coming together January 2007.
2. Original Vanden Plas body number
1596 found stamped on base of rear wingstays.
3. Original Vanden Plas body number
1597 (note one number different from
body records and other body numbers
- assumed originally fitted thus ) found
stamped on offside windscreen upright.
4. Original chassis number DS3554 stamped
on rear axle banjo and nosepiece.
5. Original chassis number DS3554 stamped
on base of bonnet side panel.
6. Original chassis number DS3554 stamped
on steering box (note backward "S"!). |
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Source:
Owner (Name withheld on request)
Posted:
Nov 01, 2007 |
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| 2006 |
| In
England in 2006 / Owned by a BDC member |
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| 2006 |
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Chassis wings and running boards fitting
up March 2006 |
Bottom end assembly
August 2006 |
New rods and pistons
October 2006 |
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Source:
Owner (Name withheld on request)
Posted:
Nov 01, 2007 |
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| November
2004 |
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Chassis being
painted by offspring after straightening,
repair and re-riveting November 2004 |
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Source:
Owner (Name withheld on request)
Posted:
Nov 01, 2007 |
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| 1946 |
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VJ 2092 in 1946 |
Family outing 1946 with
Major Bashall at the wheel |
VJ 2092 (at a pub?) in 1946 with an
as yet unidentified
3-Litre Bentley |
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Source:
(Name withheld on request)
Posted:
Nov 01, 2007 |
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| 1937 |
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VJ 2092 for sale at
Jack Barclay's in 1937 |
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A "reconditioned
chassis frame" was fitted in 1930
following the third major accident in
3 months. The chassis is stamped DS3554.
A further accident in 1930 resulted
in "new front and stub axles fitted"
- both front stub axles having previously
been replaced in the earlier accidents.
The front axle is stamped DS 3554.
Vanden Plas Order No. 1596 dated 7th
June 1929 was for a "Standard 4
seater Sports" with Hood, Side
Curtains and Tonneau Cover in Black
Mohair. Price £179. net. The order
was completed on 30th June 1929.
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Source:
(Name withheld on request)
Posted:
Nov 01, 2007 |
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| EARLIEST
RECORD OF HISTORICAL FACTS & INFORMATION |
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| Chassis No. |
DS3554 |
| Engine No. |
DS3552 |
| Registration
No. |
VJ 2092 |
| Date of Delivery: |
Jul 1929 |
| Type of Body: |
4-seater |
| Coachbuilder: |
Vanden Plas |
| Type of Car: |
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| First Owner: |
BAILEY E W W |
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More Info:
According to original Vanden Plas Coachbuilder
records, this car was originally fitted
with Body No. 1596 with a standard 4-seater
Sports; Weymann fabric; 6/1929.
Michael Hay, in his book Bentley:
The Vintage Years, 1997, states:
"Vanden Plas body no 1596. Rebuilt
on new frame after accident 2/30. In
USA. Last UK reg DE 270. Body burnt
out 1996." |
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Updated: Jul 05, 2007
Posted: Mar 01, 2007 |
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