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Original 1926 Numbers
Chassis No. RT1541
Engine No. RT1545
Registration No. YO 3595
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This car - updated
Chassis No. RT1541
Engine No.
Registration No. YO 3595
(Updated with information from owner Stanley Mann. - January 2013) |
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| January
2013 |
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This car is presently
owned by Stanley Mann. "Chassis
RT1541 (registration YO 3595) ...I
bought her for personal use."
says Stanley Mann |
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Source:
Stanley Mann (Owner)
Posted: Jan 23, 2013 |
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We
have requested historical information
as well as current photos of Chassis
RT1541. — www.VintageBentleys.org |
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| April
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Description of car
found on PreWarCar.com:
1926 Bentley 3.0 Litre Red Label
Chassis number: RT1541
Engine Number: BL1609
Registration number YO3595
A fascinating Genuine Speed model
with racing provenance from Brooklands.
The first owner of the car is documented
as none less then the illustrious
Captain Woolfe Barnato.
Although not used at Le Mans, YO 3595
was built to team specification, entered
by W. O. Bentley, and raced at Brooklands
on 7th May 1926 in the Essex Motor
Club's Six Hours Race, an event regarded
as a Le Mans dress rehearsal. Driven
by Leslie Callingham and S G A Harvey,
the car was sidelined when the engine's
new duralumin rocker arms broke, a
failure that eliminated two of the
other works entries.
Many decades ago the current Vanden
Plas style body was fitted in tribute
to the original & over the course
of time has developed a lovely patina,
whilst remaining in smart & tidy
condition. The exterior is black,
with Red wheels & a softly coloured
burgundy leather interior. The car
is equipped with all the important
bits including twin sloper carburetors
& an 18 gallon long range fuel
tank. A Ferguson starter electric
starter is also fitted as are twin
4 1/2 litre magnetos.
Under the previous ownership for almost
35 years, this is a rare opportunity
to acquire such a car, bearing in
mind that just 513 Speed models were
built; and with Brooklands race history
to boot! |
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Source:
PreWarCar
Posted: Apr 10, 2012 |
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| July
2011 |
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"This car was
one of the first Scotland Yard flying
squad fleet. I have the old line-up
photo of the first fleet." |
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Source:
Icarus Mackew
Posted: Aug 01, 2011 |
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Source:
Cars: 1886-1930, G. N.
Georgano, 1985
Posted: Nov 21, 2007 |
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Source:
Famous Marques of Britain
by Jonathan Wood, 1985
Posted: Jan 31, 2007 |
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Photograph is from
card in the Atlas Classic Car set. |
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Source:
Unknown
Posted: Feb 08, 2008 |
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Source:
Encyclopedia of Cars by
Chris Horton, 1990
Posted: Jan 31, 2007 |
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| EARLIEST
RECORD OF HISTORICAL FACTS & INFORMATION |
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| Chassis No. |
RT1541 |
| Engine No. |
RT1545 |
| Registration
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YO 3595 |
| Date of Delivery: |
May 1926 |
| Type of Body: |
4-seater |
| Coachbuilder: |
Vanden Plas |
| Type of Car: |
SP  |
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| First Owner: |
BARNATO Capt W |
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More Info:
According to original Vanden Plas Coachbuilder
records, this car was originally fitted
with Body No. 1275 with a standard Sporting
4-seater; Weymann; maroon / black. It
was delivered to Capt. Woolf Barnato
L. Callingham in May 1926.
Team car driven by Callingham.
Michael Hay, in his book Bentley:
The Vintage Years, 1997, states:
"Vanden Plas body no. 1275. 1927
6 Hours (Callingham) then f/h coupe
now Vanden Plas replica engine BL 1609
ex ch. BL 1610 - RT 1545 in ch. BL 1610.
Rebuilt on new frames after accident
1/28 and 12/28. Was registered 400 FHW
now YO 3595 again. Ch RT 1541 in ch.
1190 - also claimed to be in ch. DN
1727 but see ch. 1190." |
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Updated: Jul 04, 2007
Posted: Mar 01, 2007 |
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Sep 30, 2020 - Info and photograph received from Simon Hunt for Chassis No. RL3439 |
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Sep 30, 2020 - Info and photographs received from Dick Clay for Chassis No. 147 |
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Sep 29, 2020 - Info and photographs received from Ernst Jan Krudop for his Chassis No. AX1651 |
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Sep 28, 2020 - Info and photographs received from Lars Hedborg
for his Chassis No. KL3590 |
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Sep 25, 2020 - Info and photograph added for Registration No. XV 3207 |
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