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1926 Bentley 3 Litre
Chassis No. RT1534
Engine No. RT1537/XL3109
Registration No. YN 2534
 
February 2013
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This car is presently owned by Tim Rymill.

"Bentley RT1534, Reg YN 2534 came to Australia in 1982 and my father Dick bought it in 1984. It passed to me when he died in 1997.... If you require any further information - I have compiled a reasonable history of RT 1534"

(In the 1950s my father had once owned a 4½ Litre Bentley Chassis RL3446)

 
     
     
  Source: Tim Rymill (Owner)
Posted: Feb 28, 2013
 
     
2006
In Australia in 2006 / Owned by a BDC member
1991
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Returning, 1-4 Mile Sprints at Victor Harbor, 1991. Car is seen driven by then owner Dick Rymill. The car was passed on to son Tim Rymill in 1997.

 
     
     
  Source: Tim Rymill
Posted: Feb 28, 2013
 
     
1990s
 

According to Michael Hay, this car was owned by R.S.C. Rymill from Australia in the mid-1990s.

 
     
     
  Source: Bentley: The Vintage Years by Michael Hay
Posted: Nov 07, 2008
 
     
1984 - 1997
 

This car was owned by Dick Rymill from 1984 to 1997.

 
     
     
  Source: Tim Rymill
Posted: Feb 28, 2013
 
     
1937
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1937 Liege-Rome-Liege Rally

 
     
     
  Source: Tim Rymill
Posted: Feb 28, 2013
 
     
1936
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Near new. Photographed in 1936 by C K Bowers

 
     
     
  Source: Tim Rymill
Posted: Feb 28, 2013
 
     
1935 (?)
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This picture is dated July 1935 and captioned: 'A man drives a Bentley convertible from before 1935'.

(One anomaly is that this image definitely shows the 2-seater bodywork but the information from Michael Hay suggests it was only fitted in 1936. Experience of picture libraries suggests that if a date is mentioned it is usually pretty accurate.)

 
     
     
  Source: Name withheld on request
Posted: Dec 15, 2012
 
     
1920s - 1940s (?)
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"I have just purchased a large box of old photos from the 1920s to 1940s and it has a lovely black & white 8 inch x 6 inch photo of YN 2534 from the rear. The car has a soft top and a GB sticker on the rear passenger mud guard. The driver and passenger are both pointing out the windows. On reverse it has the Press Stamp (red ink) of London News Agency, 46 Fleet St, London. (I am happy to send photograph and if current owner wishes to buy photograph then happy to sell.)"

 
     
     
  Source: John Collison
Posted: Oct 10, 2014
 
     
EARLIEST RECORD OF HISTORICAL FACTS & INFORMATION
 
Chassis No. RT1534
Engine No. RT1537
Registration No. YN 2534
Date of Delivery: Mar 1926
Type of Body: 2-seater
Coachbuilder: Vanden Plas
Type of Car: SP
   
First Owner: CLARK Mrs I
 
     
  More Info: According to original Vanden Plas Coachbuilder records, this car was originally fitted with Body No. 1273 with a standard Sporting 4-seater; / black; 3/1926.

Michael Hay, in his book Bentley: The Vintage Years, 1997, states: "Vanden Plas body no. 1273. Engine was 1186 ex ch. 1185 now XL 3109 ex ch. XL 3109. 2 seater by H M Bentley fitted 1936. Now In Australia."
 
     
     
  Updated: Jul 04, 2007
Posted: Mar 01, 2007
 
     
 
 
 
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