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1924 Bentley 3 Litre SP 4-seater
Chassis No. 446
Engine No. 457
Registration No. XR 1616
April 30, 2018

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1924 Bentley 3 Litre SP 4-seater
1924 Bentley 3 Litre SP 4-seater
1924 Bentley 3 Litre SP 4-seater
This car was purchased by Gaggl Kurt in 2018.

Source: Gaggl Kurt (Owner)
Posted: May 9, 2018

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July 31, 2016

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1924 Bentley 3 Litre SP 4-seater
1924 Bentley 3 Litre SP 4-seater
1924 Bentley 3 Litre SP 4-seater
1924 Bentley 3 Litre SP 4-seater
1924 Bentley 3 Litre SP 4-seater
Bentley Drivers Club Silverstone, August 2016

Source: Flickr, posted by user 'Roy Cousins'
Posted: Aug 30, 2016

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July 31, 2016

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1924 Bentley 3 Litre SP 4-seater
1924 Bentley 3 Litre SP 4-seater
1924 Bentley 3 Litre SP 4-seater
1924 3-Litre Vintage Bentley chassis no. 446 at BDC Silverstone 2016

Source: Robert McLellan
Posted: Jan 14, 2020

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July 31, 2015

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1924 Bentley 3 Litre SP 4-seater
Bentley Drivers Club at Silverstone, August 2015

Source: Full Throttle - Issue 17, BDC Newslette
Posted: Feb 2, 2016

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July 31, 2015

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1924 Bentley 3 Litre SP 4-seater
1924 Bentley 3 Litre SP 4-seater
1924 Bentley 3 Litre SP 4-seater
1924 Bentley 3 Litre SP 4-seater
1924 Bentley 3 Litre SP 4-seater
Bentley Drivers Club at Silverstone - Saturday 1st August 2015

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Posted: Aug 20, 2015

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August 2014

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1924 Bentley 3 Litre SP 4-seater
1924 Bentley 3 Litre SP 4-seater
Bentley Drivers Club at Silverstone - Saturday 2nd August 2014

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Posted: Jun 30, 2015

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July 31, 2012

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1924 Bentley 3 Litre SP 4-seater
1924 Bentley 3 Litre SP 4-seater
Windsor Castle Concours of Elegance, August 2012

Source: Flickr, posted by user 'Graham Woodward'
Posted: Jan 16, 2015

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May 31, 2010

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1924 Bentley 3 Litre SP 4-seater
1924 Bentley 3 Litre SP 4-seater
Southam, UK

Source: Flickr, photos posted by user 'jjs77'
Posted: Jul 12, 2010

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2006
In England in 2006 / Owned by a BDC member

Posted: Jan 1, 0001

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1924 Bentley 3 Litre SP 4-seater
This photograph is from a July 2008 VBE advertisement.

Source: VBE advertisement, July 2008
Posted: Oct 14, 2008

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1924 Bentley 3 Litre SP 4-seater
1924 Bentley 3 Litre SP 4-seater
Apparently this is a 3-Litre chassis, which has been fitted with a 4½ Litre engine and body. — VintageBentleys.org

Source: Advertisement for VBE Restorations, 2003
Posted: Oct 18, 2007

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1924 Bentley 3 Litre SP 4-seater
1924 Bentley 3 Litre SP 4-seater
1924 Bentley 3 Litre SP 4-seater
1924 Bentley 3 Litre SP 4-seater
 

Source: VBE Restorations
Posted: Oct 15, 2008

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Earliest Record Of Historical Facts & Information

Chassis No. 446
Engine No. 457
Registration No. XR 1616
Date of Delivery: 31 Jan 1924
Type of Body: 4-seater
Coachbuilder: Vanden Plas
Type of Car: SP
First Owner: HOWLAND V R
More Info: According to original Vanden Plas Coachbuilder records, this car was originally fitted with Body No. 1020 with a 4-seater Sports; 2/1924. Michael Hay, in his book Bentley: The Vintage Years, 1997, states: "Vanden Plas body no. 1020. Believed disappeared in breakers. Engine 457 was in ch. PL 3499. Now rebuilt as Vanden Plas 4 seater, new 4� Litre engine."

Sep 20, 2006

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