This car - updated Chassis No. 582
Engine No. 588
Registration No. XT 1606 (Updated with information from owner Francis Piquera. - November 2018)
November 2018
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As received: "XT 1606 is always on display in the Musée des 24 Heures du Mans now managed by "Automobile Club de l'Ouest".
It ran perfectly last May for a TV shoot driven by Tom Kristensen, 9th recordman winner Le Mans champion including victory in 2003 at the wheel of Bentley Speed 8."
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"Regarding to the collection of cars that we have on display at the museum, they are from three origins:
1) Automobile Club de l'Ouest (now as A.C.O.)
2) Sarthe departement - in which Bentley XT 1606 is part of, because bought by the departement in 2005
3) Private loaners or Brand loaners
This link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5aWNGPJQiE
Drive you to the 3 minutes video of Bentley 582 ~ XT 1606 ~ driven by Tom Kristensen in last may for ~ Eurosport channel ~ (I am the guy at the checkered flag!)"
Source: Francis Piquera (Owner)
Posted: Nov 15, 2018
August 2015
As received:
"Hello,
Bought as personal car in 1992 by past Automobile Club de l'Ouest - ACO - Raymond Gouloumes. He sold the car 6 month before to die to the
french department of Sarthe, as an heritage piece to be saved and kept for the
Museum in 2005. Sarthe Departement is actually in charge of the management of the Museum and of the
curation of the collection loaned.
XT 1606 is Kept in order to run, I drove it last time in June 2014 for the 'Friday
Race Parade' with Derek Bell as passenger!"
Regards
Francis Piquera
Curator of the Museum
Source: Francis Piquera (Owner)
Posted: Aug 26, 2015
February 10, 2014
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Source:
Flickr, posted by users 'Alex BOLOUVI'
& 'Jeff - R'
Updated: Feb 14, 2015
Posted: Oct 20, 2014
2006
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Le Mans Classic,
2006
Source:
GT Dreams
Posted: May 15, 2014
2005
This car was purchased by Francis Piquera in 2005.
Source: Francis Piquera (Owner)
Posted: Aug 26, 2015
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Source:
1924 LeMans-History
Posted: Jul 13, 2013
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Source:
Unknown
Posted: Jan 19, 2009
1986
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BDC Golden Jubilee
Kensington Gardens, 1986
"Fittingly, XT 1606 was at Kensington
Gardens for the Golden Jubilee. In
this car, 3-litre chassis 587, John
Duff won LeMans in 1924." —
From the article 'Visit to a Fast-Moving
Institution: Bentley Drivers Club
Golden Jubilee' by Phil Brooks
Source:
The Flying Lady, September-October 1986
Posted: Jul 10, 2013
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This photograph is
from an advertisement in "Thoroughbred
& Classic Cars" magazine,
August 1983.
Source:
"Thoroughbred & Classic Cars"
magazine, August 1983
Posted: Oct 14, 2008
1950s
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XT1606 in 1950s
Source:
Adrian Stevens
Posted: Aug 13, 2019
1929
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LeMans team with
some of the cars before leaving for
France in 1929.
Source:
"Queste" magazine, Bentley
Special Issue, 1984
Posted: Jan 29, 2007
1924
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Source:
1924 LeMans-History
Posted: Jul 13, 2013
1924
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1924 LeMans race car
Frank Clement, W. O. Bentley and
John Duff with 1924 LeMans
winning Bentley 3-Litre race car
Frank Clements "at speed"
during 1924 LeMans race
Source:
Unknown
Posted: Dec 21, 2006
1924
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Above photograph
is from Tim Houlding's unique archive
of the 1924 Duff/Clement Le Mans-winning
3-litre chassis 582. Houlding's research
reunited it with its original engine
number 588. The picture is interesting
for several other reasons. The copious
amounts of mud have been applied with
a brush after a dry race. Duff believed
the British public would not appreciate
the magnitude of the victory seeinq
a clean car. The horn ring and aircraft
style switches on the left side of
the dashboard are racing features,
while present-day restorers should
note the somewhat rudimentary fitting
on an additional nearside spare wheel.
Source:
Mar 1996 issue of "The Automobile"
magazine
Posted: Dec 05, 2006
EARLIEST
RECORD OF HISTORICAL FACTS & INFORMATION
Chassis No.
582
Engine No.
588
Registration
No.
XT 1606
Date of Delivery:
Apr 1924
Type of Body:
Tourer
Coachbuilder:
Vanden Plas
Type of Car:
SP
First Owner:
JENKS E P
More Info:
Team car driven by Duff.
Michael Hay, in his book Bentley:
The Vintage Years, 1997, states:
"1924 Speed Special. 1924 Le Mans
car. Then saloon body 1924. Bought by
Bentley Motors 1931 - chassis reconditioned
with new side member, van body and engine
984 ex ch. 981. Now eng 276 ex ch. 273
and Vanden Plas 4 seater ex ch. EXP
2."
