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1924 Bentley 3 Litre SP 4-seater
Chassis No. 590
Engine No. 604
Registration No. No info
August 31, 2012
This car is owned by John Vallings.

"Registration No. is JV"

Source: John Vallings (Owner)
Posted: Sep 7, 2012

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2006
In New Zealand in 2006 / Owned by a BDC member

Posted: Jan 1, 0001

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1979

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1924 Bentley 3 Litre SP 4-seater
1924 Bentley 3 Litre SP 4-seater
"New Zealand Rolls-Royce & Bentley club member John Vallings in his 1924 3/4½ litre Vanden Plas Tourer, chassis 590. In 1938, 4½ litre engine NX3474 was fitted, together with a 4½ litre radiator and cycle wings."

Source: New Zealand Rolls-Royce & Bentley Club Inc, Newsletter Issue 17-2 2017
Posted: Jul 18, 2018

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1924 Bentley 3 Litre SP 4-seater
3 Litre Reg No. JF 2 in New Zealand 1986.

Source: Flickr
Posted: Jan 22, 2009

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Earliest Record Of Historical Facts & Information

Chassis No. 590
Engine No. 604
Registration No. No info
Date of Delivery: 31 May 1924
Type of Body: 4-seater
Coachbuilder: Vanden Plas
Type of Car: SP
First Owner: Sir William Gray
More Info: According to original Vanden Plas Coachbuilder records, this car was originally fitted with Body No. 1052 with a standard Sports 4-seater; broken white and red; 6/1924. Michael Hay, in his book Bentley: The Vintage Years, 1997, states: "Vanden Plas body no. 1052. Reg OAF 492 - in NZ 3474 ex ch. NX 3470."

Mar 1, 2007

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