The Bentley Review Index gave me a reference to an article by George Blundell on life with 3 Litre chassis 210. He bought the car in 1936 and used it as his everyday car, driving it in all weathers without using the hood. He recalls that one day in a snowstorm while he was wearing a pair of small racing goggles, black oilskins and a sou’wester that an 'urchin' (his word) yelled at him 'Father Christmas'. — Alan Bodfish, Jan 20, 2016

This Bentley 3 Litre Speed Model by Freestone & Webb was delivered June 1926; Chassis No. SR1416, Engine No. SR1425 (don't be confused if ever someone might point out that a 3 Litre with Engine No. SR1416 did exist, too. That is correct. Engine No. SR1416 was fitted to Chassis No. SR1414.) First owner was C.G. Newling who ordered a Saloon body by Freestone & Webb (so-called "Weymann-Saloon" because it was built to the patented Weymann method which resulted in a particularly light and rattlefree body). — Edward Towers, Nov 22, 2010