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1923 Bentley 3 Litre    
Original 1923 Numbers
Chassis No. 343
Engine No. 347
Registration No. XP 1939

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Chassis No. -
Engine No. -
Registration No. XP 1939

(Current owner / former owners, please come forward with further updates. - August 2018)
 
April 1938
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#343 is car on left

#343 is car on left
 
 

Chassis no. 343 at Brooklands in 1938.

 
     
     
  Source: Photobucket
Posted: Mar 16, 2009
 
     
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Bentley front
The 'bulge'on top of the bonnet is the cowl for a 'heads-up display' rev counter. The two bladed propellor below the RH headlamp drives a small air pump to pressurise the fuel system. Note the width of the bodywork -- extremely narrow for a two seater!

 
     
     
  Source: Photobucket, user 'mulgabill'
Posted: Nov 04, 2010
 
     
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Chassis No. 343
Engine No. 347
Registration No. XP 1939
Date of Delivery: Sep 1923
Type of Body: No info
Coachbuilder: Cadogan
Type of Car: TT
   
First Owner: HOARE P
 
     
  More Info: Michael Hay, in his book Bentley: The Vintage Years, 1997, states: "Fitted eng LM 1327 (see 313) not from a production chassis. For sale 1943 - crashed, chassis twisted."  
     
     
  Posted: Sep 14, 2006  
     
 
 
 
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