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1925 Bentley 3 Litre SP 4-seater
Chassis No. 750
Engine No. 745
Registration No. XW 1604
June 30, 2016
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Source: Flickr, posted by user 'Alfred Noakes'
Posted: Jun 21, 2017
June 30, 2013
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Source: Flickr, posted by user 'Alfred Noakes'
Posted: Dec 14, 2016
June 30, 2013
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Source: Flickr, posted by user 'Alfred Noakes'
Posted: Aug 22, 2013
June 30, 2011
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Source: Flickr, posted by user 'woodytyke'
Posted: May 7, 2014
June 30, 2010
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Source: Flickr, posted by user 'wookytyke'
Posted: Jul 16, 2010
2006
Posted: Jan 1, 0001
2004
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Source: Bentley Drivers Club of Switzerland
Posted: Sep 18, 2007
Source: Kurt Furger
Posted: Apr 18, 2008
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Designed as a result of W. O. Bentley's racing experience before the Great War and incorporating ideas developed during wartime aeronautical research, this nineteen twenties car has twin carburetors, overhead camshaft. cross flow head, 4 valves per cylinder and twin spark ignition - nothing is new.
No wonder Bentley won Le Mans five times ! !
This car was featured in the Bentley video, "Best of British" and in 1997 completed a thousand mile tour of Western France, taking part in the 70th Anniversary Celebrations of the famous 1927 Bentley Le Mans Victory. XW is 76 years old this year and was originally owned by Sir B. C. Baychamps and, in the fifties, by Bomb Command Officers and Members of the R.A.F. Motor Club. It has been driven at Le Mans and Silverstone.
Recently returned from the U.S.A. - a trip of 3,075 miles in temperatures of up to 110 degrees Fahrenheit in California, Nevada and Arizona. XW 1604 is regularly used and is kept ready for the road every day of the year and has been used as wedding transport, for moving furniture and even for taking a load of hedge trimmings to the tip ! !
Source: Vectis Historic vehicle club
Posted: Oct 4, 2006
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Source: Old English Classics
Posted: Nov 13, 2006
Source: Mark Herbert
Posted: Feb 1, 2017
Earliest Record Of Historical Facts & Information
| Chassis No. | 750 |
|---|---|
| Engine No. | 745 |
| Registration No. | XW 1604 |
| Date of Delivery: | 31 Aug 1924 |
| Type of Body: | 4-seater |
| Coachbuilder: | Vanden Plas |
| Type of Car: | SP |
| First Owner: | BEAUCHAMP Sir B C |
| More Info: | According to original Vanden Plas Coachbuilder records, this car was originally fitted with Body No. 1065 with a 4-seater Sports; eggshell black; 9/1924. Michael Hay, in his book Bentley: The Vintage Years, 1997, states: "Vanden Plas body no. 1065." |
Mar 1, 2007