Vintage Bentley
Production NOS.
Where To Look For
Chassis & Engine NOS.
Bentley Specials & Special Bentleys
Unidentified
Bentleys
1923 Bentley 3 Litre TT
Chassis No. 332
Engine No. 337
Registration No. EL 8239
August 31, 2017
Source: Peter Hodge (Son of former owner)
Posted: Sep 15, 2017
January 31, 2009
Source: Philippe Rosy (Owner)
Posted: Feb 20, 2009
May 31, 2008
Click on thumbnail for larger view
EL 8239 was delivered to Mr. L.J.R. Lapisburn of Ravensworth, England who ran the at the 1924 Brooklands Summer Meet. This is one of the most original early vintage Bentleys.
Source: VDV Grant
Posted: Jun 14, 2008
2007
Click on thumbnail for larger view
Source: Stewart Wilkie (Owner)
Posted: Jun 18, 2007
2006
Click on thumbnail for larger view
Source: Photo by Duncan Picasa
Posted: Mar 4, 2009
2006
Click on thumbnail for larger view
Source: User dust4242 on Webshots
Posted: Sep 7, 2007
2006
Click on thumbnail for larger view
Source: Flickr
Posted: Jan 22, 2009
2006
Posted: Jan 1, 0001
2006
Click on thumbnail for larger view
Source: SmugMug
Posted: Sep 14, 2007
2006
Click on thumbnail for larger view
Source: Rolls-Royce Owners Club - Northern California Region.
Posted: Sep 17, 2007
April 30, 2003
Click on thumbnail for larger view
Source: "Bentley" magazine, Issue 07, Autumn 2003
Posted: Jan 30, 2008
1987
Source: Paul Sydlowski (Owner)
Posted: Apr 10, 2015
1984
Click on thumbnail for larger view
Source: Paul Sydlowski
Posted: Nov 2, 2007
June 30, 1924
Click on thumbnail for larger view
I was rummaging through some old files and came across a letter from Bill Boddy stating that on Saturday, 5 July, 1924, Mr. L. J. B. Lapizburn raced his 1923 Bentley at Brooklands in some famous company. It was light grey with blue wheels. It lapped at 76.27 mph and at 93.62 mph in the 100 mph Short Handicap but was unplaced, although it must have been doing a 100 mph down the straight. He seems to only have raced this once."
Source: Paul Sydlowski (Former owner)
Posted: Apr 10, 2015
Click on thumbnail for larger view
Source: Unknown
Posted: Sep 18, 2006
Click on thumbnail for larger view
Source: Ed Hyman
Posted: Nov 23, 2007
Click on thumbnail for larger view
Delivered to Mr. L.J.R. Lapisburn of Ravensworth, England who ran the car at the 1924 Brooklands Summer Meet. The editor of Motor Sport confirmed Mr. Lapisburn turned in several laps averaging 93.62 mph at the event. Given the nature of the track, the speed down the Railway Straight was about 95mph.
This is one of the most original early Vintage Bentleys which is now been restored to excellent condition and ready for road or track. In 1987 the car was sent to specialists, McKenzie & Guppy of Dorset, England for a complete mechanical restoration. Every chassis rivet was replaced by hand; a new radiator core was fitted, together with a Phoenix crank, camshaft, Moller pistons and needle rockers. In 1989, Ray Wiltshire, President of the Bentley Drivers Club having completed several laps at the Lime Rock Park in this car, commented that it seemed to behave as it must have when new."
Source: Blackhawk Collection
Posted: Jan 17, 2006
Click on thumbnail for larger view
Source: Luiscezar Blog
Posted: Jan 19, 2009
Click on thumbnail for larger view
That little blond boy is me. I was born in 1942 and it is the first car that I remember. I had to bounced on the pavement to get warm during those trips to Scotland under the tonneau because I could not move due to the cold. She seemed to run effortlessly but as it was dad's everyday road car then that was the best thing for it. He used to get parts for it from a garage in the city where he worked (Bank of England, no not the cashier) the mechanic was called Bowler, I have a huge spanner that had to be made to take off some huge nut, must be 3.5 inches flat to flat. The tyres were retread lorry tires. When they got bald another groove was cut in them. One amazing coincidence that I remember was on approaching a cross roads somewhere in the north of England two other open topped (what else?) Bentleys approached at the same time and we all 3 stopped together. Once or twice we broke down but always seemed to get assistance from the AA."
Source: Peter Hodge (son of former owner of Chassis No. 332)
Posted: Oct 16, 2006
Click on thumbnail for larger view
Modifications by Bentley Motors in 1925 included an experimental intake manifold and sloper carburetors which were still on the car more than 60 years later.
In the 1960s the original full front fenders were replaced by "blade" fenders, more in keeping with the sports/racing heritage of the vehicle. The front and rear fenders are now [2002] connected by a rubber-covered piece of wood that also serves as a running board.
"It was in a fairly disreputable shape," Sydlowski said. It was, however, all there. He sent his Bentley back to the homeland in October 1987 for a mechanical restoration. "It was well worn," Sydlowski said, "but no cosmetic work was needed."
Sydlowski received word the next summer that the work was complete. He flew to England to inspect the car and, to his dismay and dissatisfaction, the work was not acceptable. A year later, in 1989, the car was restored to his satisfaction and he shipped the bumperless Bentley home. Since then, Sydlowski and his wife, Barbara, long-term members of the Bentley Driver's Club, have participated in countless club events around the world — racing, hill climbs and cruises.
"We've enjoyed almost 40,000 trouble-free miles," Sydlowski said.
Source: "Houston Chronicle" newspaper, Jul. 31, 2002
Posted: Mar 27, 2007
Click on thumbnail for larger view
The date of this newspaper article is not known, but it mentions that, "Nine Leicester motoring enthusiasts were bemoaning the fact, at an impromptu meeting one night, that they had to drive over to Birmingham for meetings of the Vintage Sports Car Club and Vintage Motor Cycle Club — and an 80-mile round trip is more than enough as a regular journey to a club meeting... They decided to form a Leicestershire Vintage Car and Motorcycle Club — now three months old — came into being... The membership has already swollen to 60, and headquarters have been set up at Blaby."
Peter Hodge, son of one of the former owners of Chassis No. 332 believes that this article appeared in the papers soon after his father sold the car, which he did some time in the late forties.
Source: Peter Hodge
Posted: Sep 10, 2007
Click on thumbnail for larger view
Source: Concept Carz
Posted: Nov 25, 2006
Earliest Record Of Historical Facts & Information
| Chassis No. | 332 |
|---|---|
| Engine No. | 337 |
| Registration No. | EL 8239 |
| Date of Delivery: | 31 Jul 1923 |
| Type of Body: | No info |
| Coachbuilder: | No info |
| Type of Car: | TT |
| First Owner: | Lapizburn L |
| More Info: | Michael Hay, in his book Bentley: The Vintage Years, 1997, states: "In USA. Raced at Brooklands by Lapizburn "1/7/24 Silencer and tailpipe modified to Brooklands standards". 4 seater by Park Ward." |
Mar 1, 2007