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1924 Bentley 3 Litre    
Original 1924 Numbers
Chassis No. 360
Engine No. 358
Registration No. XP 8879

  This car - updated
Chassis No. 360
Engine No. 861
Registration No. XP 8879

(Updated with information from Tim Houlding International. - June 2011)
 
June 23, 2018
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Vintage Bentleys at Crich Tramway Village, Derbyshire, England.

 
     
     
  Source: Flickr, posted by user 'old_newstead_boy'
Posted: Nov 01, 2018
 
     
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"A screenshot from 'Peaky Blinders' a BBC gangster drama."

 
     
     
  Source: Flickr, posted by user 'RedRose'
Posted: Dec 13, 2017
 
     
April 2014
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VSCC Spring Start GP Itala Trophy Race Meeting, April 2014

 
     
     
  Source: Flickr, posted by user 'peezedgee'
Posted: Dec 27, 2014
 
     
2012
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WO Technical Day at J Medcalf Esq, 2012

BDC Silverstone, August 2012
 
 
 

 

 
     
     
  Source: Russell Browne
Posted: May 17, 2013
 
     
August 7, 2011
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1924 Bentley 3 litre Coupe
Registration Number XP 8879
Chassis Number 360
Body by: Park Ward
Prescott Hill Climb, August 2011

 
     
     
  Source: Flickr, posted by user 'Robert Knight'
Posted: May 09, 2015
 
     
June 2011
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1923 Tourist Trophy 3 litre Bentley, originally the property of H.R.H. The Duke of Kent.
This truly delightful Short Chassis Tourist Trophy 3 litre was Prince George's first Bentley. He was to become a real Bentley devotee, later purchasing, in turn, a Speed Six, an 8-litre and a 3.5 litre. Chassis# 360, Engine# 861 was originally a very pretty Park Ward Doctor's Coupe. At some point in its life, the original body was replaced with a four-seater sports. Richard Moss, the doyen of the quality Bentley restorers, was commissioned to recreate and rebuild the car exactly as it was originally. The car is a delight to behold and to drive. Its original B Type gearbox has been replaced with the better-ratio A Type. The attention to detail and the superb condition, along with the Royal provenance, make this a very cherishable and enchanted early 3 litre. £135,000

SOLD sign found on Tim Houlding's website on Jun 25, 2011. We cannot be sure when this car actually sold. - VintageBentleys.org

 
     
     
  Source: Tim Houlding International
Posted: Jun 28, 2011
 
     
2006
In Isle of Man in 2006 / Owned by a BDC member
2002
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Bonhams auction, 2002.

 
     
     
  Source: MotorSnippets
Posted: Feb 14, 2009
 
     
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This 3 Litre Bentley once belonged to the Duke of Kent. Restored with Richard C. Moss.

 
     
     
  Source: Richard C. Moss
Posted: Jan 05, 2007
 
     
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  Source: Wim Kamper
Posted: Feb 23, 2007
 
     
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  Source: Richard C. Moss
Posted: Jan 05, 2007
 
     
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Restoration under progress.

 
     
     
  Source: Richard C. Moss
Posted: Jan 05, 2007
 
     
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  Source: October 1929 catalogue titled "The Three Litre Bentley: A British Thoroughbred Car"
Posted: Mar 31, 2007
 
     
EARLIEST RECORD OF HISTORICAL FACTS & INFORMATION
 
Chassis No. 360
Engine No. 358
Registration No. XP 8879
Date of Delivery: Jan 1924
Type of Body: Coupe
Coachbuilder: Park Ward
Type of Car: TT
   
First Owner: HRH Prince George
 
     
  More Info: Michael Hay, in his book Bentley: The Vintage Years, 1997, states: "B Box new - A Box fitted 1924. Engine now 861 ex ch. 847. Was 2 seater, then rebuilt by R C Moss, fixed-head coupe by H&H/Moss."  
     
     
  Posted: Sep 14, 2006  
     
 
 
 
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