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you know the full history of your Vintage Bentley?
If you do, you are in the minority.
Now that you know about our website, the information
available to you will only grow. Hopefully you
are also a member of the Bentley Drivers Club.
Make sure that you contact the BDC and receive
copies of the records of your chassis. It is a
free service that the club provides its members
for their specific car. This should include the
factory chassis delivery information, coachbuilder
information, Service Depot records and BDC membership
records. Scan this information and e-mail it to
us to add to your chassis web page.
You can also contact the previous owners listed
in the membership records for older photos and
information from the period of their ownership.
You will be surprised how enthusiastically former
owners and enthusiasts will share pictures and
information, along with delightful anecdotes,
adding character and charisma to your car's history.
I would like to thank all
you Bentley folks who contributed photographs
and information this month:
Carolyne Haynes, Clive Broughton, Dave Morley,
David Bird, David Reich, David taylor, Donald
Wright, Edward Stone, Gary Mcmillan, Gerry Robinson,
Jean-Marie Guivarc'h, John Victor Cooper, Julian
Grimwade, Lionel Burrell, Paul Kennady, Peter
Lovett, Peter Roberts, Peter Wilson, Philippe
De Smet, Reuben Frankau, Rick Ford, Rupert Lloyd
Thomas, Stephen Barry, Thorsten Overgaard, Tom
Heckman, Tony Johns.
(A few of the contributions are queued up and
will be published in the next few days.) |
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Robert McLellan, Aug 31, 2012 |
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Bentley cars in showbiz |
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There are many movies all about cars,
with a small amount of plot, others featuring long dramatic
car chases, but there are also many movies and TV shows
where the choice of car helps to define the character
of the hero or villain, highlight the fashions of the
time the film was made or even transform and otherwise
ordinary film into an iconic one... We have put together
a list of Vintage Bentley cars that have been in showbiz... |
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British Heritage |
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Donald Wright |
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This rebuild story of the Wright family's
1929 Chassis no. UK3285 was received from Donald Wright
in March 2009. (Unfortunately, we had misplaced a
batch of e-mails around that time due to a server upgrade.
Some of them reappeared from our backups recently, and
we we are delighted to be able to present this story
to you, though, some three years after the event...)
Donald Wright's story begins like this: "Loss of
oil pressure must surely rank among the most heart-stopping
feelings of any vintage car owner, especially the vintage
Bentley... The Wright family's 1929 'WO' suffered just
that whilst motoring to a 'boys' winter lunch..."
Also read his "Ode to a Vintage Bentley". |
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| Bentley
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by John Boothman |
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My head is turned
by Bentley girls,
I readily admit;
With blonde hair, brown hair, straight or
curls:
I couldn't care a bit.
Fair-skinned or freckled, short or tall,
In cloche hats, caps or boaters -
Such features matter not at all
If they drive Bentley motors.
Some Bentley girls wear duffel coats
While others' coats are leather;
Some like to mess about in boats
Regardless of the weather.
No matter where they choose to go
Or what they choose to do,
When travelling by road, they know
The Bentley must come too.
The Bentley girl's a jolly sort -
Indeed, her sense of humour
Is equalled by her love of sport
(That's fact and not just rumour).
Her silent gear-changes show
A feminine dexterity;
Her pretty face is all aglow
With mischief and sincerity.
If only there were Bentley girls
For every Bentley boy!
Festooned with goggles, gloves and pearls,
The better to enjoy
The pleasures of the open road
And of the tonneau cover:
For inside every Bentley toad
There lurks a princely lover.
We'd gladly strip their Bentley kit
From goggles down to pants,
And so facilitate a bit
Of vintage car romance.
But sadly, it's just fantasy
("How true!" I hear them cry),
For Bentley girls are scarce, you see:
Demand exceeds supply.
So if you are a Bentley girl
The world's your very own;
And you may wonder, as you hurl
Your car round Silverstone,
Why all those chaps with eyes on stalks
Applaud your every antic?
The answer's simple: passion talks -
And Bentley boys are frantic. |
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Aug
29, 2012 - Info and photographs received
from Philippe De Smet & Edward Stone for
Chassis No. 1198 |
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Aug
29, 2012 - Information received from
Gerry Robinson for Chassis No. 859 |
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Aug
29, 2012 - Information received from
Peter Roberts for his Chassis No. BL1607 |
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Aug
27, 2012 - Information added for Chassis
No. 477 |
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Aug
22, 2012 - Info and photographs received
from Peter Wilson for his Chassis No. 299 |
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Aug
22, 2012 - Info and photographs received
from Julian Grimwade for Chassis No. 728 |
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22, 2012 - Info and photograph received
from Thorsten Overgaard for Chassis No. TB2528 |
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22, 2012 - Information received from
Peter Lovett for his Chassis Nos. LT1593
& LT1578 |
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22, 2012 - Information received from
Paul Kennady for his Chassis No. FA2510 |
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Aug
22, 2012 - Information received from
David Taylor for Chassis No. 197 |
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Aug
16, 2012 - Info and photographs received
from Reuben Frankau for an unidentified
Bentley |
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Aug
13, 2012 - Info and photographs received
from Lionel Burrell for Chassis Nos. 110,
TX3246
& 1040 |
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Aug
13, 2012 - Info and photographs received
from Philippe De Smet for Chassis Nos. XR3329
& LB2330 |
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Aug
13, 2012 - Info and photographs received
from Stephen Barry for Chassis Nos. PL3484
& FT3216 |
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Aug
13, 2012 - Information received from
Gary Mcmillan for his Chassis No. PR2306 |
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Aug
13, 2012 - Information received from
Clive Broughton for his Chassis No. 152 |
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Aug
09, 2012 - New info and photograph
received from John Victor Cooper for Chassis
No. KM3099 |
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Aug
09, 2012 - Info and photograph received
from Edward Stone for Chassis No. 1198 |
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Aug
01, 2012 - New Info and photographs
received from Bruce Washington for his Chassis
No. 1215 |
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Aug
01, 2012 - New Info and photographs
received from Anthony Barrett for Chassis
Nos. ST3021
& YF5010 |
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Aug
01, 2012 - Info and photographs received
from Edward LaBounty for Chassis Nos. NT3143,
RN3046
& 946 |
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D E N T I F I E D B E N
T L E Y S |
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Does
anyone know of Reg. no. NL 6950?
"I wonder if the attached three-Litre might be
of interest to you and whether you could tell us anything
about it. These snaps, taken in Swaledale (Yorkshire)
are from my grandmother's family album from 1934, and
I believe the car was registered in Northumberland in
Spring 1924." — Reuben Frankau
For more info on this car click here
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REFERENCE MATERIALS 
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