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1923 Bentley 3 Litre    
Original 1923 Numbers
Chassis No. 198
Engine No. 204
Registration No. WY 9514

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Chassis No. -
Engine No. -
Registration No. WY 9514

(Current owner / former owners, please come forward with update. - April 2016)
 
April 2017
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Flying Scotsman Rally, April 2017

 
     
     
  Source: Flickr, posted by user '<p&p>photo'
Posted: Apr 22, 2017
 
     
April 2016
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8th Flying Scotsman Rally, April 2016

"The Bentley of Alex Bell and Peter Bradfield was spotted stopped on the verge just before the Humber Bridge with the crew peering underneath the car. Unfortunately they were forced to retire with what was a catastrophic oil pump failure."

 
     
     
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Posted: Jun 29, 2016
 
     
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3 / 4½ Litre Bentley

 
     
     
  Source: NDR Limited
Posted: Apr 09, 2016
 
     
August 2, 2014
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Bentley Drivers Club at Silverstone - Saturday 2nd August 2014

 
     
     
  Source: Flickr, posted by user 'Roy Cousins'
Posted: Jun 26, 2015
 
     
September 7, 2013
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St James's Concours of Elegance, London September 2013

 
     
     
  Source: Flickr, posted by user 'Classic Cars Australia'
Posted: May 06, 2015
 
     
August 2012
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Windsor Castle Concours of Elegance, August 2012

 
     
     
  Source: Flickr, posted by user 'Graham Woodward'
Posted: Jan 16, 2015
 
     
2011
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2011 BDC Concours at BDC, Wroxton

 
     
     
  Source: Russell Browne
Posted: Jun 10, 2013
 
     
2009
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  Source: Tiger Koi
Posted: May 02, 2012
 
     
2006
In England in 2006 / Owned by a BDC member
May 2005
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Photographs were taken at in the Las Vegas area in May 2005 during the Western U.S.A. Bentley Tour.

 
     
     
  Source: Robert McLellan
Posted: Oct 07, 2006
 
     
EARLIEST RECORD OF HISTORICAL FACTS & INFORMATION
 
Chassis No. 198
Engine No. 204
Registration No. WY 9514
Date of Delivery: Mar 1923
Type of Body: 4-seater
Coachbuilder: Vanden Plas
Type of Car: TT
   
First Owner: DARLEY T B
 
     
  More Info: According to original Vanden Plas Coachbuilder records, this car was originally fitted with Body No. 3244.

Michael Hay, in his book Bentley: The Vintage Years, 1997, states: "Vanden Plas body no. 3244. 4 seater then saloon then breakdown with Crane then 2 seater. Dismantled, subsequently rebuilt as 3/41/2 - 41/2 engine, radiator bulkhead etc, BS box. 4 seater by H&H ex.MS 3934."
 
     
     
  Updated: Jul 03, 2007
Posted: Sep 15, 2006
 
     
 
 
 
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Sep 30, 2020 - Info and photograph received from Simon Hunt for Chassis No. RL3439
Sep 30, 2020 - Info and photographs received from Dick Clay for Chassis No. 147
Sep 29, 2020 - Info and photographs received from Ernst Jan Krudop for his Chassis No. AX1651
Sep 28, 2020 - Info and photographs received from Lars Hedborg for his Chassis No. KL3590
Sep 25, 2020 - Info and photograph added for Registration No. XV 3207
Sep 24, 2020 - Info and photograph added for Registration No. YM 7165
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