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1926 Bentley 3 Litre 100 2-seater
Chassis No. 1192
Engine No. 1200
Registration No. YM 4037
July 31, 2016

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1926 Bentley 3 Litre 100 2-seater
1926 Bentley 3 Litre 100 2-seater
1926 Bentley 3 Litre 100 2-seater
1926 3-Litre Vintage Bentley chassis no. 1192 at BDC Silverstone 2016

Source: Robert McLellan
Posted: Jan 6, 2020

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July 31, 2016

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1926 Bentley 3 Litre 100 2-seater
1926 Bentley 3 Litre 100 2-seater
1926 Bentley 3 Litre 100 2-seater
1926 Bentley 3 Litre 100 2-seater
1926 Bentley 3 Litre 100 2-seater
1926 Bentley 3 Litre 100 2-seater
Bentley Drivers Club Silverstone, August 2016

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Posted: Aug 27, 2016

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March 31, 2016

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1926 Bentley 3 Litre 100 2-seater
1926 Bentley 3 Litre 100 2-seater
1926 Bentley 3 Litre 100 2-seater
8th Flying Scotsman Rally, April 2016

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Posted: May 6, 2016

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August 31, 2015

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1926 Bentley 3 Litre 100 2-seater
1926 Bentley 3 Litre 100 2-seater
1926 Bentley 3 Litre 100 2-seater
1926 Bentley 3 Litre 100 2-seater
Alpine Trial Rally, September 2015

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Posted: Feb 26, 2016

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June 13, 2014

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1926 Bentley 3 Litre 100 2-seater
1926 Bentley 3 Litre 100 2-seater
1926 Bentley 3 Litre 100 2-seater
1926 Bentley 3 Litre 100 2-seater
Brooklands Double Twelve Motorsport Festival, June 2014

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Posted: Nov 8, 2014

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2013

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1926 Bentley 3 Litre 100 2-seater
1926 Bentley 3 Litre 100 2-seater
Art Deco Festival Napier New Zealand, 2013

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Posted: May 16, 2013

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2013

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1926 Bentley 3 Litre 100 2-seater
International Vintage Bentley New Zealand Tour, January 2013

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Posted: Nov 14, 2014

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July 31, 2012

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1926 Bentley 3 Litre 100 2-seater

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Posted: May 17, 2013

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March 31, 2012

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1926 Bentley 3 Litre 100 2-seater
Flying Scotsman, Apr 20, 2012

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Posted: Jun 25, 2012

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March 31, 2012

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1926 Bentley 3 Litre 100 2-seater
Vintage Car Reliability Rally Vol.2 (London to Edinburgh), April 2012

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Posted: Dec 31, 2014

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June 18, 2010

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1926 Bentley 3 Litre 100 2-seater
1926 Bentley 3 Litre 100 2-seater
1926 Bentley 3 Litre 100 2-seater
1926 Bentley 3 Litre 100 2-seater
1926 Bentley 3 Litre 100 2-seater
VSCC Shuttleworth and Nuffield Trophies, June 2010

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Posted: Feb 9, 2015

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2009

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1926 Bentley 3 Litre 100 2-seater
1926 Bentley 3 Litre 100 2-seater
Bentley Alaska Tour 2009

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Posted: May 18, 2011

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2003

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1926 Bentley 3 Litre 100 2-seater
 

Source: New Zealand Rolls-Royce & Bentley Club
Posted: Oct 8, 2008

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1931

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1926 Bentley 3 Litre 100 2-seater
"Chassis 1192 as purchased by C.T. Baker-Carr in 1931"

Source: New Zealand Rolls-Royce & Bentley Club, Newsletter 13-2
Posted: May 11, 2013

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1926
"My grandfather / uncle drove a 3 litre Bentley Special which he drove around Europe between 1926-1931. He (Jennison Heaton) sold it to Baker-Carr, a designer for Bentley who had it modified for racing at Brooklands. It is known as the famous 'Smoky' and apparently resides in New Zealand, so I have been informed.

Source: Simon Heaton
Posted: Jan 29, 2018

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1926 Bentley 3 Litre 100 2-seater
1926 Bentley 3 Litre 100 2-seater
1926 Bentley 3 Litre 100 2-seater
1926 Bentley 3 Litre 100 2-seater
"SMOKEY" started life as one of the very rare 9 foot Super sports 3 litre Bentleys, with incredible good looking JARVIS of WIMBLEDON 2-seater coachwork. Kit Baker-Carr, a senior salesman at H.M.Bentley and Partners, fitted 4� Litre engine EXP 5, a full Le Mans race-tune engine, already a veteran of the 1927 Le Mans and Montlehery record attempts, and raced Smokey extensively at Brooklands, winning several trophies. Baker-Carr sold the car in late 1937 to South Africa. The current owner's father bought the car in 1949 and started a slow rebuild.

Spec as follows: 9 foot chassis number 1192; lowered Jarvis 2-seater racing body; 4� Litre engine number MF3158; "D" box; 4� Litre steering; self-wrapping brakes.

Source: Tim Houlding International
Posted: Apr 19, 2007

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Earliest Record Of Historical Facts & Information

Chassis No. 1192
Engine No. 1200
Registration No. YM 4037
Date of Delivery: 28 Feb 1926
Type of Body: 2-seater
Coachbuilder: JARVIS
Type of Car: 100
First Owner: J Heaton
More Info: Michael Hay, in his book Bentley: The Vintage Years, 1997, states: "Outside gear lever. Lowered 5" 1934 - raced at Brooklands by Kit Baker-Carr called "Smokey". Fitted 4� Litre engine EXP5 ex ch. AP323 1932. Sold to SA 1937. Engine blown up rebuilt with crankcase MF 3158. Dropped into ravine and front of ch. 648 welded on. Now being rebuilt. D box 7081."

Mar 1, 2007

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