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1927 Bentley 3 Litre |
Chassis No. LT1576
Engine No. RE1398
Registration No. YR 5317 |
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Chassis No. LT1576.
Very complete documentation of a significant
3 Litre. The body is an original Vanden
Plas Lemans factory race team unit
installed on this chassis about 1936,
probably by H.M Bentley. H.M. specialized
in refurbishing used vintage Bentleys.
This body is believed to be from “Old
No. 7” winner of the 1927 24
hours of LeMans.
We have driven this car nearly 30,000
miles since 1993, including a cross-country
drive in 1995 and a 2,000 mile Alaska
Tour in 2005. In between it’s
been on a half-dozen North American
Vintage Bentley Meets and another
six CCCA CARavans in the U.S. and
Canada. 26 states and 4 Provinces
in all. We rebuilt the engine just
prior to the Alaska tour and it will
do almost 500 to a quart of oil. It
cruises well at 60 mph and we have
had it past 85 mph. This is a great
driving Classic Sports car of the
quality that seldom shows on the market.
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Source:
Coastal Classic & Sportscar
Posted: Jul 27, 2007 |
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| 2006 |
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USA in 2006 / Owned by a BDC & RROC member |
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| EARLIEST
RECORD OF HISTORICAL FACTS & INFORMATION |
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| Chassis No. |
LT1576 |
| Engine No.
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RE1398 |
| Registration
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YR 5317 |
| Date of Delivery: |
Nov 1926 |
| Type of Body: |
2/3-seater |
| Coachbuilder:
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Vanden Plas |
| Type of Car: |
SP  |
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| First Owner: |
WRIGHT C E |
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More Info:
According to original Vanden Plas Coachbuilder
records, this car was originally fitted
with Body No. 1341 with a 2-seater Sports
(as job 1309) single dickey; 11/1926.
Michael Hay, in his book Bentley:
The Vintage Years, 1997, states:
"Vanden Plas body no. 1341. 2/3
seater - single dickey seat." |
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Updated: Jul 05, 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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Sep 24, 2020 - Info and photograph added for Registration No. YM 7165 |
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