I'm writing to you on behalf of my father, Felix Hartmann, who is the lucky owner of a vintage Bentley.

Quite recently, some information and pictures have been posted about his Bentley on your website. In order to complete your wonderful website, I' d like to add some information, which you could post to his Bentley on http://www.vintagebentleys.org/carpages/xu9914.php

"I'm the lucky owner of this Bentley. It has been in my possession since 1973 and I have spent almost a lifetime caring for this beautiful car. It stands in a small private motorcar museum in Sargans, Switzerland. Thank you very much for the pictures and information about my car. As I'm trying to reconstruct the history of my Bentley, every bit of information and every picture is of immense value to me." - Felix Hartmann, Sargans, Switzerland.

The car is from 25th October 1924 when it was delivered to Lord Brecknock. It was fitted with 3 litre engine number 795 and was a Speed model based on 9'9" 1/2 wheelbase chassis. The body fitted was a 4 seater sports open top by Vanden Plas number 1085, and this is still fitted to the car. The original UK registration was XU 9914.

Please forward the car's history below to the two gentlemen who posted some entries about this Bentley. We got the information from the Bentley Drivers Club. I am also sending five photographs of this Bentley for your website.

Would you please give us the contact of the two gentlemen who posted on your website or would you pass my father's contact to them?

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History of 3 Litre chassis 790
This car is from 25th October 1924 when it was delivered to Lord Brecknock. It was fitted with 3 litre engine number 795 and was a Speed model based on a 9' 9 1/2" wheelbase chassis. The body fitted was a 4 seater sports open top by Vanden Plas number 1085, and this is still fitted to the car. The original UK regisffation was XU 9914.

The next owner was W.Wise from Wolverhampton in 1929. He kept the car until early 1936 when it was then owned by a Mr. H. Rollinson from Hall Green, Birmingham. He kept the car until the end of the service records. The first post-war owner was a Major A.Condon R.E. from Military College of Science, Shrivenham, Wiltshire, England. He stated the engine was number 795 and the body to be a 4 seater by VDP. By 1948 ownership has transferred to Mr. G.Lloyd flom Grantpont near Oxford and he stated the engine to have been number 1037 S.

ln 1952 Mr. K. Wells from Pevensey Bay, Sussex owned the car and he stated the engine was number 794.

Mr. M.S. Wood from Llechryd in Wales had the car from 1952 to 1957 and he stated the engine to be 795. In 1957 ownership changed to Mr. M. Hawksby from Bletchley and he claimed the engine number to be 795. Mr. R Howling from St.Albans had the car in 1959. Mr Heidegger had the car from 1968 in Liechtenstein where it was registered as SG 1105 U. He stated the engine was 795. As I believe you are aware in 1974 Mr Hartmann had the car. He stated the engine number was 795.

"Photo of my 3 liter Bentley with 2 horsepower. This photo was taken in 1975 during the memorial drive. Until 1925 there was an absolute automobil ban in the Swiss canton of Graubünden."

This photograph was taken at the Swiss Museum of Transport.

Above photograph was taken at the Swiss Transport Museum in July 1973.

Chassis No. 790 ~ Engine No. 795 ~ Registration No. XU 9914 (In Switzerland SG 1105 U)
This is my Bentley since 1973.

This car was purchased by Felix Hartmann in 1973.

"My father Dr. William Duncan Bell owned this car I think from 1950-1952 or 1953. He lived in Uckfield, Sussex at the time he owned the Bentley.

As you can see from the photograph it had a two-door body 4-seater and it was the first car I ever drove at the age of 12!"

"We have a couple of photos of this Bentley in Circester taken in May 1936.

If the car survives please advise the present owner. We would like to know the names of the owner in 1936."