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1923 Bentley 3 Litre |
Chassis No. 183
Engine No. 198
Registration No. XM 8888 / DN 6890 (New Zealand) |
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According to Michael
Hay's "Bentley: The Vintage
Years" - 1997, this car
was used as a demonstrator by A F
C Hillstead. The book says, "The
body is very similar to the Vanden
Plas body, and it is still unclear
precisely who was responsible for
the classic Vanden Plas style —
whether it was Park Ward, Harrisons,
or Vanden Plas. The person who probably
should have been given the credit
is H M Bentley. Chassis No. 183 is
presently owned by L B Southward in
New Zealand."
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Posted:
Nov 14, 2008 |
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"This car was
imported to New Zealand, registered
as a new car, on May 2nd 1929 to Sidney
Alfred Gibbons of Christchurch then
after six other owners, was sold to
the Southward Trust Museum at Waikanae,
New Zealand on May 14 1957, and where
it still resides.
A photo of this car being driven by
Hillstead, appears in his book 'Those
Bentley Days' 1953, Faber & Faber,
London."
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Source:
Roy Tilley
Posted: Jul 20, 2007 |
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AFC Hillstaed seen
at the wheel.
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Source:
Unknown
Posted: Nov 14, 2008 |
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| EARLIEST
RECORD OF HISTORICAL FACTS & INFORMATION |
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| Chassis No. |
183 |
| Engine No.
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198 |
| Registration
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XM 8888 |
| Date of Delivery: |
Jan 1923 |
| Type of Body: |
4-seater |
| Coachbuilder:
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No info |
| Type of Car: |
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| First Owner: |
HILLSTEAD A F C |
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More Info:
Michael Hay, in his book Bentley:
The Vintage Years, 1997, states:
"Hillstead's demonstrator. In New
Zealand with eng 144 ex EXP 2 eng 198
in ch. 86. 4 seater believed Park Ward." |
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Posted: Sep 15, 2006 |
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Sep 30, 2020 - Info and photograph received from Simon Hunt for Chassis No. RL3439 |
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Sep 30, 2020 - Info and photographs received from Dick Clay for Chassis No. 147 |
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Sep 29, 2020 - Info and photographs received from Ernst Jan Krudop for his Chassis No. AX1651 |
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Sep 28, 2020 - Info and photographs received from Lars Hedborg
for his Chassis No. KL3590 |
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Sep 25, 2020 - Info and photograph added for Registration No. XV 3207 |
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Sep 24, 2020 - Info and photograph added for Registration No. YM 7165 |
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