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1923 Bentley 3 Litre S 4-seater
Chassis No. 134
Engine No. 133
Registration No. No info
August 31, 2020
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Source: Roger Morton (Owner)
Posted: Sep 10, 2020
November 30, 2016
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Source: Roger Morton (Owner)
Posted: Dec 15, 2016
January 31, 2016
Tom Morton passed away three years ago (in 2013?).
"Chassis no: 134
Engine no: 1109
Registration no: PG 5439
Body that is fitted to this car is VDP No 1300. Still in original condition, even with numbered floor boards."
Source: Roger Morton (Owner)
Posted: Feb 5, 2016
January 31, 2016
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Source: Roger Morton (Owner)
Posted: Feb 13, 2016
December 31, 2015
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Source: Roger & Peter Morton (Owner)
Posted: Jan 19, 2016
2006
Posted: Jan 1, 0001
1940
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Excerpt from "First hand Accounts from 24 Battle of Britain Pilots"
When Luftwaffe bombers attacked North Weald airfield on a summer's day at the height of the Battle of Britain, Peter Brothers was concerned about one thing - his Bentley (chassis #134)... The Hurricane pilot stationed in Kent, then aged 22, said: "I was hopping mad. It was a beautiful Bentley Red Label. One of the bombs threw up a huge pile of earth which filled the car. It took me days to dig it out. It made me all the keener to get in the air and shoot them down."
Former vintage Bentley chassis 134 owner & WWII hero, Air Commodore (Flt. Lt. during the battle) Peter Bothers died on 18 Dec 2008, at 91 years.
Source: Text from "The Battle of Britain Historical Society Discussion Forum"; photographs made available by Don Hinmon
Posted: Feb 14, 2009
1938
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Source: Roger & Peter Morton
Posted: Feb 5, 2016
1922
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Source: Roger Morton
Posted: Feb 13, 2016
I believe the Bentley is owned by Roger Morton and has been in the family for a couple of generations. I would be most interested to know how it came to be in the picture. I was a schoolboy at the time of the Battle of Britain."
Source: Adrian Webb
Posted: Mar 4, 2017
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Description: 1940: Flight Lieutenant Pete Brothers is greeted by his bull terrier "Merlin" on returning to RAF Biggin Hill. He is being questioned by the intelligence officer about the intense air battle that has just taken place high over Southern England. Pete's Bentley sits at dispersal with a sign on the windscreen 'Air Defence Priority' which Wing Commander Crossley Officer Commanding 32 Squadron had all the pilots display in their cars so they would not be held up in road blocks that surrounded RAF Biggin Hill... [See recent photo of Air Commodore — Flt. Lt. during the battle — Peter Bothers signing prints of this art.]
Source: Don Hinmon, Gil Cohen & Vector Fine Art Prints
Posted: Feb 14, 2009
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Source: Roger & Peter Morton
Posted: Feb 4, 2016
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Source: Roger Morton (Owner)
Posted: Mar 7, 2016
Earliest Record Of Historical Facts & Information
| Chassis No. | 134 |
|---|---|
| Engine No. | 133 |
| Registration No. | No info |
| Date of Delivery: | 31 Jul 1922 |
| Type of Body: | 4-seater |
| Coachbuilder: | Vanden Plas |
| Type of Car: | S |
| First Owner: | C.J. Pratt |
| More Info: | According to original Vanden Plas Coachbuilder records, this car was originally fitted with Body No. 3226 with a straight Gwynne Allweather; green and black. It was delivered to Robinson Langford in November 1922. Michael Hay, in his book Bentley: The Vintage Years, 1997, states: "Reg PG 5439. Vanden Plas body no. 3226. Engine 1109SS ex ch 1106 fitted by Fox and Nicholl 18/9/29 engine 133 scrapped. Raced at Brookland 1930s." |