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1924 Bentley 3 Litre SP
Chassis No. 434
Engine No. 442
Registration No. NX 5589
September 30, 2016
Source: Drage Thompson (Owner - son of W.B. Thompson)
Posted: Nov 1, 2016
2011
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Source: Drage Thompson (Owner - son of W.B. Thompson)
Posted: Nov 1, 2016
December 31, 2010
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Source: Drage Thompson (Owner - son of W.B. Thompson)
Posted: Nov 1, 2016
2004
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Source: Drage Thompson (Owner - son of W.B. Thompson)
Posted: Nov 1, 2016
August 31, 1987
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Source: Drage Thompson (Owner - son of W.B. Thompson)
Posted: Nov 3, 2016
1958
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Source: Drage Thompson (Owner - son of W.B. Thompson)
Posted: Nov 1, 2016
1957
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Source: Drage Thompson (Owner - son of W.B. Thompson)
Posted: Nov 1, 2016
1956
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Source: Erik Thomas
Posted: Apr 30, 2012
1956
Source: Professor Terence Morris (Former owner)
Posted: Apr 27, 2012
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Source: Drage Thompson (Owner - son of W.B. Thompson)
Posted: Nov 3, 2016
I bought the car with the registration YO 6129 but discovered from the LCC that this was not a number issued in 1926. Further research revealed that the car had been stolen during WW2 and that these were in fact false plates. With the agreement of the LCC the original registration of NX 5589 was restored.
Major Cammel had originally had a saloon body built for the car, but he replaced it, I think in 1929, with an open Vanden Plas aluminium body.
The car was a 3 lire when I had it with an Autovac fuel deliver device under the bonnet, two banks of plugs and BTH magneto ignition. It also had finned brake drums as fitted to the 6 litre. Headlamps were Lucas P100.
I bought it from a member of staff at the Outward Bound Centre in Cumbria and sold it to a buyer in Yorkshire.
I note that the car was still around in 2006 and would be most interested to be in touch with the present owner if it has survived.
It was certainly built like a camion, if not plus vite!
A modern "Morse" type Jaguar once reversed into it when it was parked and was impaled on the dumb irons of the Bentley's front axle. Bentley unscathed!
Source: Professor Terence Morris (Former owner)
Posted: Apr 27, 2012
Earliest Record Of Historical Facts & Information
| Chassis No. | 434 |
|---|---|
| Engine No. | 442 |
| Registration No. | NX 5589 |
| Date of Delivery: | 30 Nov 1923 |
| Type of Body: | No info |
| Coachbuilder: | Park Ward |
| Type of Car: | SP |
| First Owner: | CAMMEL Major |
| More Info: | Michael Hay, in his book Bentley: The Vintage Years, 1997, states: "(1) 3 Litre Vanden Plas 4 seater reg YO 6129 eng RT1539 ex ch. RT1547. (2) Ch. 434/PL 3481, Vanden Plas 4 seater with 4� Litre radiator, 4� Litre engine, axle from ch. PL3481." |
Sep 20, 2006