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the Bentley Drivers Club released the Vintage
Bentley Spares Scheme, Parts Catalog, Issue Two.
BDC members that subscribe to the scheme automatically
receive the catalog and if you are not a scheme
member, you can purchase it from the club. The
86 pages of parts shown in color and with descriptions
certainly provides us with the best source of
parts in the world. With 560 components available,
it is not surprising that the scheme receives
over 500 orders a year. William Medcalf is the
current spares controller and is responsible for
manufacturing and the day-to-day management of
the scheme: testing the components, dispatching
orders and advising members on their technical
queries. Add to this Ted Amery with the original
W.O technical drawings and Malcolm Tearle with
his wealth of experience and you have a team that
will provide you with the vintage Bentley parts
and information that can keep your Vintage Bentley
on the road. Contact information - Email: william@vintagebentley.com,
Telephone: +44 (0)1730 890 299
I would like to thank the
following vintage Bentley enthusiasts for their
contributions in May 2013:
Anton van Luijk, Bernd Dimbath, Bert Degenaar,
David Williams-Bulkeley, Hedwig Rodyns, John Skidmore,
Joss Hyde, Max Barraclough, Michael Gaetano, Mike
Griffith, Nigel Catterall, Olle Ljungström,
R. W. Goodacre, Rod Hanson, Russell Browne, Simon
Laidlaw and WJE. |
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Robert McLellan, June 1, 2013 |
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| Iconic
Blower Bentleys at the Mille Miglia challenge |
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Bentley Motors competed in this year’s
Mille Miglia with two unique 4½ litre Supercharged
“Blowers”; a 1930 Le Mans race car belonging
to perhaps the most famous and daring of the Bentley
Boys and a company demonstrator that is still going
strong even after nine decades on the road. The No.
2 Team Car — raced at Le Mans by Captain Tim Birkin
— was brought by Bentley Motors in 2000 and has
been regularly campaigned across the world by the company
ever since. Richard Charlesworth, Bentley’s Director
of Royal and VIP Relations, who has helped prepare the
car for its third Mille Miglia challenge at Bentley’s
Crewe headquarters... (Bentley Media press release
prior to this year's Mille Miglia.) |
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| Bentley
4½ Litre Blower review |
| It's the archetypal bulldog bruiser
but how does the legend of the Bentley 4½ Litre
Blower stand up to reality? |
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WO Bentley might not have agreed with
supercharging his 4½-litre model, but the result
is surely the quintessence of Bentley lore that every
schoolboy should know. Sir Henry “Tim” Birkin
and his Blower Bentley are one of the most gallant man
and machine partnerships, up there with Horatio Nelson
and the Victory, Guy Gibson and his Dambusters Lancaster
and Andy Green and Thrust SSC.
Read about the test Chassis No. SM3917 was put to in
the recently concluded Mille Miglia. |
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Chassis no. MR3392: "My mother has recently
found a newspaper cutting dated 27 March 1964
with a photograph and short article about
UL 8606" — R. W. Goodacre
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Chassis no. BL1616: "Here is a pic of
my Mother driving the car circa 1975. That's
me in the passenger seat aged 2 or 3! My father
owned the car I think from the late 1950s
until 1980. During that time he raced the
car in Gras Hill Climbs and rebuilt the engine
and re-jigged the (fairly horrible) home-made
body." — Simon Laidlaw (Son of
former owner) [More] |
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May 31, 2013
- New info and photograph received from
John Skidmore for Chassis No. PH1473 |
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May 31, 2013
- Information received from Max Barraclough
for his Chassis No. 877 |
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May 30, 2013
- New info and photographs added for Chassis
Nos. VF4017,
91,
RN3048,
SR1402,
RE1383,
HF3177,
AH1478,
676,
1106
& KR2687 |
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May 29, 2013
- Info and photographs added for Chassis
No. AB3373 |
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May 28, 2013
- New info and photographs added for Chassis
Nos. HB3412
& RL3441 |
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May 24, 2013
- New info and photograph added for Chassis
Nos. 788,
733,
227,
LM1334,
VA4100,
SM3925,
SM3919,
MS3934,
775
& 1010 |
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May 23, 2013
- New info and photographs received from
Russell Browne for Chassis Nos. YR5094,
RN3035
& DS3574 |
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May 23, 2013
- New info and photographs added for Chassis
Nos. 166
& HM2854 |
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May 22, 2013
- New info and photographs added for Chassis
Nos. KM3079,
1190,
FS3622,
SR1418,
YX5116,
NX3453,
1108,
ML1519,
FB3324,
AH1482,
YF5012
& YF5011 |
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May 22, 2013
- 'Unknown' Bentley identified as Chassis
No LR2782
& more information received for this
unidentified vintage Bentley from Olle Ljungström |
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May 22, 2013
- 'Unknown' Bentley identified by Russell
Browne as Chassis No. LR2785 |
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May 22, 2013
- Bentley Clinic: New
question posted by Bert Degenaar about
leather straps and maritime air inlets in
a 3-litre Bentley |
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May 22, 2013
- Hedwig Rodyns is looking for a a "3-/4½-litre"
vintage Bentley car. |
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May 22, 2013
- Information received from WJE for this
'Unknown' vintage Bentley |
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May 21, 2013
- Info and photograph received from R. W.
Goodacre for Chassis No. MR3392 |
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May 21, 2013
- Info and photographs received from Russell
Browne for Chassis Nos. HB3407,
FS3622,
SB2759,
LR2776
& 1025 |
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May
21, 2013 - Information received from
Bernd Dimbath for his Chassis No. KM3079 |
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May
21, 2013 - Information received from
Mike Griffith for Chassis No. SM3917 |
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May
21, 2013 - Information received from
Joss Hyde for Chassis No. 877 |
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May 20, 2013
- Info and photographs received from Russell
Browne for Chassis Nos. HF3187,
TX3246,
AD3659,
DS3562
& XR3329 |
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May 20, 2013
- Info and photographs added for Chassis
Nos. FR2637
& NR507 |
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May 17, 2013
- Info and photographs received from Russell
Browne for Chassis Nos. ML1522,
RN3042,
360,
XR3348,
LT1588,
1047,
1192,
BL1623
& DH2206 |
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May 17, 2013
- Info and photographs added for Chassis
Nos. MS3932,
YF5020,
MS3937,
MS3934,
NT3149
& FT3211 |
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May 16, 2013
- Info and photographs added for Chassis
Nos. SL3074,
183,
YX5102,
836,
PH1463,
778,
NX3459,
NR515,
1192,
SR1407,
MF3158,
SM3902,
UK3295,
LM1335
& KF2398 |
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May
16, 2013 - Info and photographs added
for unidentified Bentleys [01]
[02]
[03]
[04]
[05]
[06] |
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May 15, 2013
- New info and photographs added for Chassis
Nos. VA4082,
YX5123,
NX3464,
PB3542
& BA2585 |
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May 14, 2013
- Info and photographs added for Chassis
Nos. FT3217,
543,
KR2699,
YM5045,
YR5091,
YX5114,
1150
& 602 |
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May 11, 2013
- Info and photographs added for Chassis
Nos. 348,
1215,
KR2692,
UK3285,
728,
1192
& SL3065 |
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May 11, 2013
- Info and photographs received from Russell
Browne for Chassis Nos. YF5002,
MR3387,
1200,
TX3237
& SM3918 |
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May 09, 2013
- New info and photographs added for Chassis
Nos. 1033,
NX3464,
SB2759,
PB3528,
722,
PM3262,
1215,
YM5033,
XT3626,
YR5087
and one unidentified
vintage Bentley |
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May 09, 2013
- Info and photographs received from Russell
Browne for Chassis Nos. PB3532,
737,
82,
VA4089,
NX3463,
YR5093,
FT3202,
MD2474
& NR503 |
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May 08, 2013
- Info and photographs received from Russell
Browne for Chassis Nos. KR2698,
UK3289,
TX3237,
LT1584,
WK2661
& LT1599 |
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May 06, 2013
- Info and photographs received from Russell
Browne for Chassis Nos. AH1479,
YM5038,
YX5110,
NT3148,
356,
LR2783
& WT2255 |
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May 06, 2013
- New info and photographs added for Chassis
Nos. XF3514,
BL1622,
SM3917,
YF5002,
NX3463,
FR2630,
1138,
NT3139,
519,
PR2324,
AD3659,
YM5047,
RN3042,
FB3303,
AP325,
WT2272,
DS3556,
XR3347 |
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May 04, 2013
- Info and photograph added for an unidentified
Bentley |
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