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1926 Bentley 3 Litre    
Original 1926 Numbers
Chassis No. 1238
Engine No. 1232
Registration No. YM 1310

  This car - updated
Chassis No. 1238
Engine No. -
Registration No. ARN 655

(Updated with information from Lars Hedborg. - November 2016)
 
May 2018
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"I have seen this Bentley (1238) at a car show in Sweden. It has Swedish registration number ARN 655 and is registered with identification number (VIN): 1238. It is also registered with the company 'Classic & Sport Car in Ulricehamn' as the owner (this is a company that is run by Kjell Lind, http://www.classicsportcar.se/). The information sheet shows that it is a Bentley 3 Litre Speed Model (Red Label) 1926. The photos were taken at the Tjolöholm Classic Car show on 20th May 2018.

Here's a quick translation of the information sheet:
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WO Bentley 3 Litre Speed Model (Red Label) 1926

Coachbuilder: Vanden Plas
Engine: Inline 4 cylinders 2996 cc, 4 valves/cylinder, overhead camshafts, double ignition magneto, doube SU carburetors.
Gearbox: Manual, non-synchronous, 4 gears.
Chassis: Short chassis (speed model) with extra large 4-wheel-brakes.
Production year: 1924-1928 (513 were made of the 3 Litre Speed model).
Other: With a top speed of over 160 km/h, this was te fastest car on the market in 1926. Bentley had great success with 3 Litre Speed Model with wins at Le Mans 1924 and 1927, Brooklands etc, during the 1920s."

 
     
     
  Source: Pär Sörliden
Posted: Jun 06, 2018
 
     
2016
 

"Chassis no. 1238 is currently in Sweden"

 
     
     
  Source: Lars Hedborg
Posted: Nov 28, 2016
 
     
March 2009
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Car in the photograph
bears Reg. No. ARN 655
on the number plate
   
 
 

This vintage Bentley was sighted during the Sweden March 2009.

 
     
     
  Source: Flickr, photo posted by user 'anyett'
Posted: Jul 27, 2010
 
     
 

Our reader Lars H has confirmed that this is Chassis no. 1238 and is now in Sweden. — VintageBentleys.org, Sept 6 2010

 
 
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  Source: Richard C. Moss
Posted: Jan 11, 2007
 
     
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  Source: Flickr, posted by user 'Hosperantasa'
Posted: Jun 11, 2015
 
     
1971
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Car in the photograph
bears Reg. No. T 82 95
on the number plate

Ch 1238 is in the background (left)
 
 
 

"My parents' 3-litre ch 1238 which we left with McKenzie, Guppy and Sons for engine work in 1971. 1238 is still in Sweden."

 
     
     
  Source: Lars Hedborg (Son of former owner of Ch 1238)
Posted: Nov 28, 2016
 
     
1968
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"FS3620 (left) and 3-litre Chassis 1238 on Sunday 1st December 1968 in Örebro."

 
     
     
  Source: Anders Hedborg
Posted: Dec 12, 2017
 
     
1968
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"Magnus Hedborg bought 3-litre Bentley chassis 1238 with engine 240 back in July 1968 from Erik Rød in Oslo, Norway. The attached photo shows Magnus Hedborg, Mr and Mrs Erik Rød in front of the car (with Norwegian registration number A-3012) near the border between Norway and Sweden on September 15th 1968." (Magnus Hedborg also owned Chassis ST3011).

 
     
     
  Source: Anders Hedborg
Posted: Nov 30, 2016
 
     
September 1954
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"Chassis 1238 was bought by Per Thorvaldsen during March 1953. Here are another two photos of his 3-Litre taken before it was registered for the first time in Norway on September 16th, 1954.

In these photos the car bears Registration No. '3144 BZ'. Can anyone of our readers identify which country/organisation had such number plates?"

 
     
     
  Source: Anders Hedborg
Posted: Feb 06, 2017
 
     
     
  "In answer to one of the queries 3144 BZ was my father’s car." — E V Moorsom, May 22, 2019  
     
1950s
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Car in the photograph
bears Reg. No. A-4200
on the number plate
 
 
 

"Hello, According to some old notes, chassis 1238 was bought by Per Thorvaldsen in Norway during March 1953. The pictures show the car while in Thorvaldsen's ownership with Norwegian registration number A-4200.

In November 1962 Thorvaldsen sold chassis 1238 to Erik Rød, Oslo."

 
     
     
  Source: Anders Hedborg
Posted: Dec 26, 2016
 
     
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Chassis No. AP313 with ch 1238 (ARN 655), 839 (GSH 135) and PL3478.

 
     
     
  Source: Lars Hedborg (Son of former owner of Ch 1238)
Posted: Nov 23, 2016
 
     
EARLIEST RECORD OF HISTORICAL FACTS & INFORMATION
 
Chassis No. 1238
Engine No. 1232
Registration No. YM 1310
Date of Delivery: Dec 1926
Type of Body: No info
Coachbuilder: Gurney Nutting
Type of Car: SP
   
First Owner: TIARKS E M
 
     
  More Info: Michael Hay, in his book Bentley: The Vintage Years, 1997, states: "4 seater in Sweden with engine 240 ex ch. 234."  
     
     
  Posted: Mar 01, 2007  
     
 
 
 
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