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 Restoring
Chassis 869
I purchased my 3 Litre Speed Model tourer in 1980,
after several trips to England over the previous
5 years to see and learn all I could about Vintage
Bentleys. The money finally materialized and the
right car appeared. I had great fun with the car
in Texas but this extremely original car was well
worn and needed a complete restoration. I disassembled
it completly and began the rebuild in the late
1980s. The body was shipped to Jim Pearce and
returned to me with my invite to him and his wife
to enjoy a vacation here at my expense. Naturally
that included some quality time on the Bentley.
I continued my work on the car but soon was stricken
by Legionnaires Disease that set off a major stroke.
Then we had the Savings & Loan Crisis. That
was followed by the death of my wife. Disillusioned,
the Bentley has sat in my shop and waited for
me to get busy restoring it. After several on
and off attempts while devoting almost all my
time to my business, the time has come to get
Chassis 869 back on the road. I have had the drive
but not the time over the years. Now that I have
retired and have recently married, the time and
desire are burning inside of me and soon my wife
and I will be putting many enjoyable miles on
the 3 Litre. This web site was created by me to
focus my mind on Vintage Bentleys. Now the restoration
will be part of the web site and you will be receiving
frequent updates on the progress.
I would like to thank the
following vintage Bentley enthusiasts for their
recent contributions:
Alistair Lang, Andrfew Bailey, Anthony Belcher,
Bernd Lehmann, Brian Goodall, Damian Jones, David
Benoit, David Brock-Jest, David Penttinen, David
Rayfield, Edward LaBounty, Ernest Van Arendonk,
Fred Farmer, Guy Gargett, Guy Mahy, John Collison,
Kalila Haddad, Marinus, Ned Thompson, Nick Channing,
Paul Cooper, Peter Sowden, Philippa, Phillip Schudmak,
Raymond Reid, Steve Hamilton, Susan Culleton,
Ulrich Girsberger, Zoe St John |
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Article
from 1945
Talking of Sports Cars: 3-litre Bentley
Published in "Autocar",
April 13, 1945
 For
Bentley enthusiast R.G. Baillie, the acquisition of
a 3-litre became a dream of his from the moment when
he first saw the Bentley at the 1921 Motor Show, but
it was many years before that dream was realised. As
a matter of interest, the Bentley was originally shown
at Olympia, in 1919, the first Motor Show after the
1918 Armistice. It appeared then as a chassis only,
but in 1920 a complete car was on view, in the White
City section of the Show, with an all-weather body,
forming the only exhibit on the stand.
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"My Grandfather Hugh
Lang was the first owner of the vehicle in August 1926.
This is a photograph of it from circa that date."
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"This
was my fathers car that we both drove around UK and raced
at places like Silverstone, Oulton Park and many more
places. Would love to get in touch with the current owner.
I have also an original painting of the car by Roy Knockalls"
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"This
vehicle was indeed bought by my Great Grandmother for
my Grandfather for use whilst he was up at Cambridge in
1923. I have his bonnet/radiator mascot from the car (Vautour
by Max Le Verrier made in Paris 1923) which I would like
to repatriate. I believe the vehicle is restored and in
India."
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"I have just purchased
a large box of old photos from the 1920s to 1940s and
it has a lovely black & white 8 inch x 6 inch photo
of YN 2534 from the rear. The car has a soft top and
a GB sticker on the rear passenger mud guard. The driver
and passenger are both pointing out the windows. On
reverse it has the Press Stamp (red ink) of London News
Agency, 46 Fleet St, London. (I am happy to send photograph
and if current owner wishes to buy photograph then happy
to sell.)"
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"I
am the fifth owner and have owned this Bentley for the
last ten years and have driven a total of 32,500 miles.
My wife and I have travelled extensively throughout Europe
in the Bentley and over the last seven years have driven
18,320 miles visiting"
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VINTAGE
BENTLEY ART
Bentley Blue Train etching |
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Oct 31, 2014
- Info and photographs added for Chassis
Nos. PL3484,
1122,
BL1621
& 549 |
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Oct 31, 2014
- Info and photographs added for Chassis
Nos. SM3924,
MR3376
& FA2510 |
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Oct 30, 2014
- Info and photographs added for Chassis
Nos. 781
& NX3466 |
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Oct 28, 2014
- Info and photographs added for Chassis
Nos. ST3010
& PM3267 |
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Oct 25, 2014
- Info and photographs added for Chassis
Nos. 636
& HM2865 |
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Oct 25, 2014
- Info and photographs added for Chassis
No. SR1402 |
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Oct 25, 2014
- Info and photographs added for Chassis
Nos. XT3626
& TB2538 |
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Oct 25, 2014
- Info and photographs added for Chassis
No. PL3491 |
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Oct 25, 2014
- Info and photographs received from John
Skidmore for two 'Unknown' Bentleys [01]
[02] |
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Oct 24, 2014
- Info and photographs added for Chassis
Nos. PB3530,
LR2791,
NH2731
& MS3946 |
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Oct 24, 2014
- Info and photographs added for Chassis
No. 549 |
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Oct 22, 2014
- Info and photographs added for Chassis
Nos. BL1621
& 1122 |
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Oct 22, 2014
- Info and photographs added for Chassis
Nos. 1047
& AP324 |
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Oct 22, 2014
- Info and photograph added for Chassis
No. BX2411 |
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Oct 21, 2014
- Info and photographs added for Chassis
Nos. AH1481
& TN1565 |
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Oct 21, 2014
- Info and photographs added for Chassis
Nos. 528
& PM3268 |
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Oct 20, 2014
- Info and photographs received from Peter
Sowden for Chassis No. YF5006 |
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Oct 20, 2014
- Info and photographs added for Chassis
No. DS3573
& MS3950 |
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Oct 20, 2014
- Photograph added for Chassis No. 582 |
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Oct 17, 2014
- New info and photographs added for Chassis
Nos. MF3172
& DS3556 |
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Oct 17, 2014
- Info and photographs added for Chassis
Nos. MS3946,
AH1479
& DN1727 |
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Oct 17, 2014
- Photograph added for Chassis No. LB2332 |
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Oct 16, 2014
- Info and photographs received from Anthony
Belcher for his Chassis No. 1200 |
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Oct 16, 2014
- Info and photographs added for Chassis
Nos. LB2330,
SM3903,
KL3589
& DS3574 |
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Oct 16, 2014
- Information received from Steve Hamilton
for his Chassis No. NH2735 |
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Oct 16, 2014
- Information received from David Rayfield
for Chassis No. FS3625 |
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Oct 15, 2014
- Info and photographs added for Chassis
Nos. NX3458,
RN3039
& DN1729 |
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Oct 15, 2014
- Info and photographs added for Chassis
Nos. 753
& 1056 |
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Oct 15, 2014
- Marinus wants
to buy a 3-4½-Litre vintage Bentley |
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Oct 14, 2014
- Info and photographs added for Chassis
Nos. MF3167
& PM3268 |
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Oct 14, 2014
- Info and photographs added for Chassis
No. ML1518 |
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Oct 14, 2014
- Photographs added for Chassis No. 3 |
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Oct 13, 2014
- Info and photographs added for Chassis
Nos. 835
& LM1335 |
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Oct 11, 2014
- Info and photographs added for Chassis
Nos. ML1524,
ML1520
& LT1593 |
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Oct 10, 2014
- Info and photograph received from Guy
Mahy for his Chassis No. RE1396 |
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Oct 10, 2014
- Info and photograph received from John
Collison for Chassis No. RT1534 |
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Oct 10, 2014
- Info and photographs added for Chassis
Nos. ST3024
& XL3125 |
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Oct 09, 2014
- Info and photograph added for Chassis
No. MD2474 |
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Oct 08, 2014
- Info and photographs added for Chassis
Nos. 1122,
RN3042
& SR1405 |
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Oct 08, 2014
- Info & Video added for Chassis No.
AP320 |
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Oct 08, 2014
- 1923 Bentley 3 Litre (Chassis No. 340)
for sale. Details here |
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Oct 08, 2014
- Info and photographs added for Chassis
No. KL3592 |
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Oct 07, 2014
- Video received from Nick Channing for
his Chassis No. LR2777 |
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Oct 07, 2014
- Info and photographs added for Chassis
No. KR2692 |
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Oct 07, 2014
- Video added for Chassis No. FR2630 |
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Oct 06, 2014
- Info and photographs received from Alistair
Lang for Chassis Nos. 432
& SR1423 |
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Oct 04, 2014
- Info and photograph received from Ernest
van Arendonk for his Chassis No. 889 |
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Oct 04, 2014
- Info and photographs received from Damian
Jones for Chassis No. 340 |
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Oct 04, 2014
- Information received from Alistair Lang
for Chassis No. 432 |
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Oct 04, 2014
- Info and photographs added for Chassis
Nos. RL3448
& KL3583 |
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Oct 03, 2014
- Info and photographs added for Chassis
Nos. FS3622
& FS3623 |
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Oct 02, 2014
- Info and photograph added for Chassis
No. AD3674 |
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Oct 01, 2014
- Info and photographs added for Chassis
Nos. XF3508,
PH1463,
AP324
& KM3099 |
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to identify these vintage Bentley cars |
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Car in the photograph
bears Reg. No. UR 6847
on the number plate |
"Identity this 1930 4½ litre Bentley? Photographed
at BDC Silverstone meeting, 10th August 2013. " —
John Skidmore
For more info on this car, please click here |
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