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1922 Bentley 3 Litre S
Chassis No. 54
Engine No. 46
Registration No. TB 8628
April 30, 2019
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Source: Simon Laidlaw
Posted: Jul 23, 2019
February 28, 2019
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Now that I've got all the paperwork, history and photographs, I note that some of the details previously submitted are incorrect. I'm also struggling to see where Clare Hay got some of her details re the first owner - W W Richards, March 1922. I'm certain that the first owner was J H Clay, who competed at Shelsley Walsh in the car in Sept 1922 and '23, and 24'.
Source: Ian Murray (Owner)
Posted: Mar 20, 2019
February 28, 2019
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Source: Daily Mail
Posted: Jun 10, 2019
January 31, 2019
Source: Ian Murray (Owner)
Posted: Mar 19, 2019
July 13, 2013
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Source: Flickr, posted by users 'Graeme Davidson' & 'John Mullin'
Posted: Nov 13, 2014
May 31, 2013
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Source: Flickr, posted by user 'Piefke LaBelle'
Posted: Jul 18, 2013
July 10, 2009
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Source: Flickr, posted by user 'John Mullin'
Posted: Feb 3, 2015
2006
Posted: Jan 1, 0001
April 30, 1941
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Source: Motor Sport magazine, May 1941 (Made available by Ian Murray)
Posted: Jul 6, 2019
April 30, 1941
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Source: Motor Sport magazine, May 1941 (Made available by Ian Murray)
Posted: Jun 28, 2019
1941
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(The image was supplied by Quadrant Picture Library which no longer exists.)
Source: Name withheld on request
Posted: Dec 15, 2012
June 30, 1939
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Source: VSCC Bulletin, July 1939 (Made available by Ian Murray)
Posted: Apr 24, 2020
1922
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Source: Ian Murray
Posted: Dec 7, 2018
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Source: Ian Murray
Posted: Jun 2, 2018
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Since the mid 1930s, Chassis 54 has always been known as a "Bitsa", but built from the bits of some Bentley thoroughbreds.
Source: Ian Murray
Posted: Jan 26, 2019
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Source: Ian Murray
Posted: Mar 19, 2019
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Source: Ian Murray
Posted: Jun 28, 2019
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Source: Vintage Images Direct, posted by user 'B. Fletcher'
Posted: Dec 24, 2010
Earliest Record Of Historical Facts & Information
| Chassis No. | 54 |
|---|---|
| Engine No. | 46 |
| Registration No. | TB 8628 |
| Date of Delivery: | 28 Feb 1922 |
| Type of Body: | No info |
| Coachbuilder: | No info |
| Type of Car: | S |
| First Owner: | RICHARDS W W |
| More Info: | Michael Hay, in his book Bentley: The Vintage Years, 1997, states: "Reg CPX 775. 4� Litre radiator, eng made up of parts of TX3239 and UK3292, petrol tank ex 1179 (since removed), D box and 4 seat body. Eng now KM3097 ex KM3097." |
Mar 1, 2007