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| 1928 Bentley 4½ Litre |
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Original 1928 Numbers
Chassis
No. KM3077
Engine No. KM3096
Registration No. YV 7263
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This car - updated
Chassis No.
Engine No.
Registration No. YV 7263
(Current owner / former owners, please come forward with further updates. - August 2019) |
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Source:
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Posted: Jan 19, 2009 |
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Photograph by Ozzie
Lyons. |
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Source:
"True" magazine, 1953
Posted: Jan 29, 2007 |
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Source:
Bentley Media
Posted: Jan 08, 2015 |
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| 1931 |
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Richard Marker bought
'Old Mother Gun' in 1932 and fitted
a 2-seat body for track racing, probably
the one fitted to YV 7263 for the
1931 500 Miles Race. |
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Source:
Motor Sport magazine, 1957
Posted: Oct 21, 2008 |
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Montlhery 24 Hours
Record (in 1929) |
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Source:
Unknown
Posted: Sep 05, 2006 |
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Birkin and Chassagne
in YV 7263 |
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Source:
Unknown
Posted: Dec 21, 2006 |
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| EARLIEST
RECORD OF HISTORICAL FACTS & INFORMATION |
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| Chassis No. |
KM3077 |
| Engine No. |
KM3096 |
| Registration
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YV 7263 |
| Date of Delivery: |
May 1928 |
| Type of Body: |
Le Mans Sports |
| Coachbuilder: |
Vanden Plas |
| Type of Car: |
No info  |
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| First Owner: |
BIRKIN H R S |
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More Info:
Team car driven by Birkin.
Michael Hay, in his book Bentley:
The Vintage Years, 1997, states:
"Vanden Plas body no. 1477?? "Le
Mans Model. 6 Cylinder type front axle",
In America. 2 seater for 1931 500 Miles
race - original body refitted. Eng now
HF 3192 ex HF 3187." |
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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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