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1923 Bentley 3 Litre    
Original 1923 Numbers
Chassis No. 333
Engine No. 335
Registration No. XP 1382

  This car - updated
Chassis No. 333
Engine No. 335
Registration No. XP 1382

(Updated with information from Nick Poll. - July 2011)
 
August 2014
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"This photograph was taken on the 31st of August 2014."

 
     
     
  Source: David Benoit
Updated: Sep 30, 2014
Posted: Sep 02, 2014
 
     
July 2011
 

"...I thought you would like to know that I visited Sweden on holiday a couple of weeks ago and was gobsmacked to bump into 16 W.O. Bentleys on a two-week holiday! We followed them for a while and filmed them with a camcorder..."

 
     
     
  Source: Nick Poll (Owner)
Posted: Aug 01, 2011
 
     
May 2009
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View video here.

 
     
     
  Source: Nick Poll (Owner)
Posted: May 04, 2009
 
     
December 2008
 

"I have just bought this 3-litre and will be collecting it in a couple of days. At last I have a W.O. Bentley."

 
     
     
  Source: Nick Poll (Owner)
Posted: Dec 26, 2008
 
     
  Chassis no. 333 has sold as of October 2008. — VintageBentleys.org  
     
September 2008
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This car is for sale as of September 2008.

The car is a 1923, TT model, the specification being the basis of Red Label Speed Model 3 litres to come. Fewer than 65 TT factory replicas were made.

Original car, all correct numbers, original refabriced body, retrimmed, new cloth to hood,tonneau and hood bag, Fully and professionally refurbished and maintained.

Records; 'buff' log book to 1926, factory notes up to 1935, very rare. Continuous history. Laid up roughly between mid 1970 to mid-1980s.

Restored by VBE Restorations.

 
     
     
  Source: Name withheld on request. (Above info was received from owner-seller of the car.)
Posted: Sep 22, 2008
 
     
September 2008
 

1923 Bentley TT Factory Replica 3 Litr 1923 Harrison
One of 65 genuine TT Replica cars made by the factory, to celebrate their first big successful race. All correct numbers, with bills to prove professional refurbishment and servicing. Correct higher compression engine, slightly higher rear axle ratio,the original body has been retrimmed, reskinned, and the whole car is ready to rally. Continuous known history.

 
     
     
  Source: PreWarCar
Posted: Sep 11, 2008
 
     
2006
In England in 2006 / Owned by a BDC member
1958
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Hayling Island 22 June 1958
   
 
 

 

 
     
     
  Source: Nick Poll
Posted: Dec 30, 2009
 
     
1957
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Goodwood - 10 June 1957

Goodwood - 10 June 1957

Silverstone - 1957

Silverstone - 1957

M G Pacey at Goodwood
- 1957
 
 
 

 

 
     
     
  Source: Nick Poll & VBE Restorations
Updated: Dec 30, 2009
Posted: Dec 30, 2009
 
     
1950s
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David Gentle in a 1923
Bentley TT Replica Tourer
   
 
 

"Hello Robert,
I've been given another old photo of my car, chassis 333. Thought you might like to add it to your register.
Nick Poll."

==

"Hi Nick

My family thinks this photo was taken on Cleethorpes promenade sometime between 1950 and 1955. The best guess is that it may have been a parade during the coronation celebrations. At the time the car was owned by Mr Marshall (you probably already have this info). He came from a family of wealthy landowners and farmers who also owned the Victoria Flour Mill and the Blue Star Garage.

My Grandfather is the gentleman in the rear right seat. His name was David Gentle and when the War broke he stopped working on the Fly Scotsman and started work assembling jeeps (British and later American). When the war ended he started working for Mr Marshall at his Blue Star Garage.

Later he set up his own garage the Hawthorne Service Station and worked that until he retired.

I remember this photo as a child and have only just unearthed it.

If you have any more info about the car then I’d love to hear about it.

Best regards
Marc"

 
     
     
  Source: Nick Poll, Marc Woods
Posted: Oct 26, 2015
 
     
1923
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Original owner Mr. J W C McLaren in 1923.

 
     
     
  Source: VBE Restorations & Nick Poll
Updated: Dec 30, 2009
Posted: Oct 15, 2008
 
     
EARLIEST RECORD OF HISTORICAL FACTS & INFORMATION
 
Chassis No. 333
Engine No. 335
Registration No. XP 1382
Date of Delivery: Sep 1923
Type of Body: No info
Coachbuilder: No info
Type of Car: TT
   
First Owner: McLAREN J W C
 
     
  More Info: Michael Hay, in his book Bentley: The Vintage Years, 1997, states: "4 seater laid up 1976-85."  
     
     
  Posted: Sep 14, 2006  
     
 
 
 
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