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 Having
closed down my business, McLellan's Automotive
History, I anticipate with enthusiasm the opportunity
to devote more time to this web site and my own
Bentley. I promise I will have more time for interaction
with our readers and contributors. Thankfully,
Mona Nath is very knowledgeable about Vintage
Bentleys and her skills and devotion to the web
site have kept it moving along strongly when I
was absent due to illness, busy with business,
house remodeling, etc. This web site would not
exist without her. Now I will try to do my part.
I would like to thank the
following vintage Bentley enthusiasts for their
recent contributions:
Adam Stacy-Marks, Adrian M. Donnelly, Adrian Rogers,
Adrian Stevens, Alton Wild, Amy Petronis Rand,
Andrew Roberts, Barry Dodd, Bas, Bert Degenaar,
Björn Schlichting, C Matthew-Powell, Christopher
Rose, Clem Vogler, Dave Williams, David &
Karen Hampson, David Bird, David Costermans, David
Lawson, David Lynn, Diana Turner, Dickie Freemantle,
Fred Simeone, Geert Jan Peters, Gregory Porter,
Harry Morten, Helen Wallis, Ian Gibson, Jack Triplett,
Jan Altena, Jandop, Jenny, Jeremy Eldridge, Jim
Thompson, John Murch, John S. Mackiernan, Jon
Hickey, Jon jeans, Kevin Bailey, Kevin Sayles,
Lionel Burrell, Martin Chisholm, Max Houston,
Micah Lazarus, Michael Harrison, Michael J. Immecke,
Michael Mllmann, Neil Procter, Nigel Hewett, Raphael
Spalster, Robert Cato, Rolf Versen, Ron Elsbury,
Roy Cousins, Roy Ginn, Scholz Raimar, Simon Dawson,
Stephen Forsey, Steve Brauer, Steve Walkley, Stuart
Middlemiss, Sue Jones, Tim Mccann, Tim Richardson,
Timothy Mccann, Vincent Mahy, Wallace Wyss, Ziad
El-Khoury. |
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Robert McLellan, April 6, 2015 |
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| Bentley
on a Shoestring |
| By Gerald Wild |
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Years ago I owned a Bentley, NF 3906; and I spent many
hours bringing it back to life. The story has never been
told because Brian Morgan had written his account of a
rebuild in ‘The Review’ and it made me ashamed
at my feeble effort. However whilst browsing through an
old copy of ‘The Review’ (January 1961), I found
an article 'GT 8773 is tidied up'. In it I noticed some
parallels with my efforts with NF 3906. Also in a recent
'Review' an article on ‘Why I own a Bentley’
with a footnote from the Editor 'Any more reasons'. That
footnote more or less tipped the scales and although I
don’t now own a Bentley, I did once and here’s
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| The
Story of the First 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1923 |
| Featuring the Bentley 3.0 Sport as Shot
by James Mann |
| By Stuart Codling on
September 30, 2013 |
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The year 2013 was the 90th anniversary of the very first
24 Hours of Le Mans. At 4 PM on May 26, 1923, shortly
after the onset of a rain shower, the starter's flag fell.
And as the assembled cars — of which only one, a
Bentley 3.0 Sport, wasn't built in France — scrabbled
away on the roughly surfaced road, the rain turned to
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"I am the son of Gerald
Wild who restored the car and saved it from becoming
scrap. He recently wrote a booklet about his restoration
of the car entitled "Bentley on a Shoestring".
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A rare photo of 3-litre
Chassis no. 210 received from Clem Vogler.
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"Back in the sunny
long ago of the early to mid-1960s I owned and drove
five Real Bentleys. 1928 four and a half litre tourer
TX3240,
another four and a half litre tourer SL3060,
engine SL3061; Two Speed Sixes: SB2752
Engine SB2765, and FR2639
Engine FR2641; and the Eight Litre YF5012,
Reg. OU7794."
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"This is car PX 247
as snapped on a box browny. It is likely that my father
took this when the other car(s) seen in the photo were
current and I guess somewhere in Gloucestershire."
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"The coachwork on this
car is the sole surviving example of the original six
fixed head sportsmans coupes built by Maythorns of Biggleswade
for Berkeley Street dealer Charles Follett."
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"I've got a photograph
of the car taken in May 1987 at the Manchester to Blackpool
Veteran & Vintage Car Run. You'll notice that the
late Les Dawson is standing next to it."
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"My father, Henry Petronis,
is the current owner of Chassis 564, and I am the daughter
for whom he purchased this lovely car. It has been fitted
with a 4½ engine, as we all like to drive fast.
I'm a tourer, not a shower, and I look forward to seeing
you all on the asphalt (or surface of your choice!)."
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"I owned this car from
the beginning of 1976 until the end of 1983. I covered
many thousands of miles in this delightful car. The
car seems almost entirely unchanged since my ownership.I
enjoyed meeting Dr and Mrs Robinson very much indeed."
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"Historic pictures
from the late 40s to early 50s. The car was owned by
Mr. Kenneth H. A. Smith from 1948 until 2009 on."
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Three photographs of Chassis
946. -- 1963-1966. The car was bought for £350
and later sold to a dealer for about £1200. "I
then lived in Harley Street London W1 and the car was
garaged in the Mews behind. I used it daily."
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A 1935 photograph of Chassis
RT1539 has been received from Dick Freemantle.
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"KM 2321 was owned
by my Great Uncle Jack Cato around 1937. This is a photo
of him and grandfather Ronald Cato in the Bentley at
Margate in 1937.
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Mar
31, 2015 - Info and photographs added
for Chassis Nos. RC32
& SM3916 |
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31, 2015 - Info and photographs added
for Chassis Nos. KM3077
& PH1461 |
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Mar
30, 2015 - Information received from
Kevin Sayles for Chassis No. YM5026 |
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Mar
30, 2015 - Info and photographs added
for Chassis Nos. TW2713,
HF3187
& HB3403 |
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Mar
28, 2015 - Info and photographs added
for Chassis Nos. FR2640,
TW2713
& LR2778 |
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Mar
28, 2015 - Info and photographs added
for Chassis Nos. LR2776
& YF5002 |
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Mar
27, 2015 - New info and photographs
added for Chassis Nos. HT1629
& YX5124 |
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Mar
27, 2015 - Info and photographs added
for Chassis Nos. HM2868
& HR3976 |
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Mar
26, 2015 - Info and photographs added
for Chassis Nos. MD2475
& FR2642 |
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Mar
26, 2015 - Info and photographs added
for Chassis Nos. WB2556
& WB2565 |
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Mar
26, 2015 - Info and photographs added
for Chassis No. 477
& YR5099 |
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Mar
26, 2015 - Info and photographs added
for Chassis No. SM3903 |
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Mar
25, 2015 - Info and photographs added
for Chassis No. FS3620 |
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Mar
25, 2015 - Info and photographs added
for Chassis Nos. XL3117
& DS3570 |
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Mar
25, 2015 - Info and photographs added
for Chassis No. HF3190 |
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Mar
24, 2015 - Info and photographs added
for Chassis Nos. TW2713,
WT2271
& TB2542 |
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Mar
24, 2015 - Info and photographs added
for Chassis Nos. DS3573
& PB3536 |
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Mar
24, 2015 - Info and photographs added
for Chassis No. 835 |
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Mar
23, 2015 - Info and photographs added
for Chassis Nos. 417
& 781 |
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Mar
23, 2015 - Info and photographs added
for Chassis Nos. SM3925,
AX1655,
352
& DS3561 |
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Mar
23, 2015 - Information added for Chassis
No. 184 |
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Mar
23, 2015 - New vintage Bentley videos
added here |
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Mar
20, 2015 - New info and photograph
received from Clem Vogler for Chassis No.
210 |
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Mar
20, 2015 - Info and photographs added
for Chassis Nos. XR3330,
FB3322
& FS3602 |
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Mar
20, 2015 - Info and photographs added
for Chassis Nos. AX1671
& HB3403 |
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Mar
19, 2015 - Info and photographs added
for Chassis No. 1009 |
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Mar
19, 2015 - Info and photographs added
for Chassis Nos. HB3407
& KR2677 |
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Mar
19, 2015 - Info and photographs added
for Chassis Nos. BL1621,
22
& PL3481 |
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Mar
18, 2015 - Info and photographs added
for Chassis Nos. 905
& MS3950 |
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Mar
18, 2015 - Info and photographs added
for Chassis No. PL3490 |
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Mar
18, 2015 - Info and photographs added
for Chassis Nos. LB2332,
HM2869
& HM2868 |
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Mar
17, 2015 - Info and photographs received
from Alton Wild for Chassis No. LT1594 |
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Mar
17, 2015 - Info and photographs added
for Chassis Nos. PL3484
& 221 |
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Mar
17, 2015 - 'Bentley on a shoestring'
By Gerald Wild' - Article |
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Mar
16, 2015 - New info and photographs
added for Chassis No. XT3634 |
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Mar
16, 2015 - Information received from
John S. Mackiernan for Chassis Nos. TX3240,
SL3060,
SB2752,
FR2639
& YF5012 |
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Mar
16, 2015 - Info and photographs added
for Chassis No. 835
& 1122 |
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Mar
14, 2015 - Info and photographs added
for Chassis Nos. TX3246
& 1066 |
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Mar
13, 2015 - Info and photographs added
for Chassis Nos. ML1524,
SR1405
& RN3042 |
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Mar
12, 2015 - Info and photographs added
for Chassis Nos. AP319,
1089
& MS3950 |
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Mar
12, 2015 - New vintage Bentley videos
added here |
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Mar
11, 2015 - Info and photographs added
for Chassis Nos. 905
& 549 |
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Mar
11, 2015 - Info and photographs added
for Chassis Nos. 883
& SL3069 |
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Mar
11, 2015 - 'Sporting Cars on Road &
Track: The Super-Sports Austin Seven' - Article |
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Mar
10, 2015 - Info and photographs added
for Chassis Nos. HT1643
& 835 |
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Mar
10, 2015 - Info and photographs added
for Chassis Nos. LM1345
& TN1554 |
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Mar
10, 2015 - Info and photographs added
for this
unidentified Bentley |
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Mar
09, 2015 - Info and photographs added
for Chassis Nos. 22,
BA2599
& TX3246 |
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Mar
09, 2015 - Info and photographs added
for Chassis Nos. NX3466
& 184 |
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Mar
09, 2015 - Information received from
Greg Porter for this
unidentified vintage Bentley |
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Mar
07, 2015 - Info and photographs added
for Chassis Nos. 1138
& HR3976 |
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Mar
07, 2015 - Info and photograph added
for Chassis No. UK3280 |
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Mar
07, 2015 - '1927 in Retrospect' - Article |
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Mar
05, 2015 - Info and photographs added
for Chassis Nos. HM2865,
YF5021
& ST3010 |
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Mar
05, 2015 - Info and photographs added
for Chassis Nos. HT1631
& FR2630 |
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Mar
04, 2015 - Info and photographs added
for Chassis Nos. FB3324
& NR501 |
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Mar
04, 2015 - Info and photographs added
for Chassis Nos. 1033
& TX3246 |
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Mar
04, 2015 - 'The Inter-University Hill
Climb' - Article |
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Mar
03, 2015 - Info and photographs added
for Chassis Nos. HB3403
& 1122 |
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Mar
03, 2015 - Info and photographs added
for Chassis Nos. SL3067,
RL3444
& HM2852 |
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Mar
03, 2015 - 'The Easter Meeting of the
B.A.R.C.' - Article |
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Mar
02, 2015 - Info and photographs added
for Chassis Nos. FS3615
& 1179 |
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Mar
02, 2015 - Information received from
Adrian M. Donnelly for Chassis No. KF2399 |
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Mar
02, 2015 - '1929 In Retrospect' - Article |
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Car in the photograph
bears Reg. No. SV 9503
on the number plate |
"Identity this 1923 3 litre Bentley photographed
at VSCC meeting, Cadwell Park, 7th June 2014. " —
John Skidmore
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