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1925 Bentley 3 Litre SP 4-seater
Chassis No. 815
Engine No. 806
Registration No. MH 1397
August 17, 2012

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1925 Bentley 3 Litre SP 4-seater
Monterey Motorsports Reunion, August 2012

Source: Flickr, posted by user 'Beetlebomb Pohutukawa'
Posted: Apr 2, 2015

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July 31, 2012

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1925 Bentley 3 Litre SP 4-seater
1925 Bentley 3 Litre SP 4-seater
 

Source: Flickr, posted by user 'Jay'
Posted: Aug 13, 2020

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2012

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1925 Bentley 3 Litre SP 4-seater
Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion, 2012

Source: Track Thoughts
Posted: May 20, 2014

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2006
In England in 2006 / Owned by a BDC member

Posted: Jan 1, 0001

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May 31, 2004

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1925 Bentley 3 Litre SP 4-seater
"Here's a photograph I took of this car at the Silverstone Historic Tribute meeting in June 2004 when it was entered in the VSCC Bill Phillips Trophy Race by Stanley Mann."

Source: Dave Williams
Posted: Mar 8, 2016

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2001

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1925 Bentley 3 Litre SP 4-seater
Monterey Historic Automobile Races of 2001

Source: Classics
Posted: Apr 16, 2012

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1999

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1925 Bentley 3 Litre SP 4-seater
Photograph was taken during London to Moscow tour in 1999.

Source: "Queste" magazine, Autumn 1999
Posted: Jan 24, 2006

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1955

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1925 Bentley 3 Litre SP 4-seater
This photograph was taken around 1955.

Source: Tom Fryars
Posted: Feb 6, 2008

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1952
"Just watching David Lean's 1952 movie 'The Sound Barrier' and Nigel Patrick, the hero, drives MH 1397 with what could be the original coach work."

Source: Peter Cartwright
Posted: Sep 17, 2018

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1925 Bentley 3 Litre SP 4-seater
1925 Bentley 3 Litre SP 4-seater
 

Source: AutoReview.ru
Posted: Jan 19, 2009

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1925 Bentley 3 Litre SP 4-seater
At Kingsbury Service Department in the 1930s.

Source: Unknown
Posted: Nov 8, 2008

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1925 Bentley 3 Litre SP 4-seater
"Snapshot from scrapbook of Denis Miller. Photo could be anywhere from 1941 to 1950. Looks to be at Kensington Garden or similiar setting. Car on right is Reg XW 1155. (Other photos from Denis Miller's album can be seen here.)"

Source: Koke Twigg-Smith
Posted: May 31, 2019

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1925 Bentley 3 Litre SP 4-seater
Stanley Mann ad which appeared in the 1987/88 issue of Coys of Kensington auction catalog.

Source: The Coys Complete Collectors & Investors Car Value Guide: 1987/88 Edition, Coys of Kensington, 1987
Posted: May 24, 2007

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1925 Bentley 3 Litre SP 4-seater
 

Source: RREC, DE
Posted: Apr 16, 2012

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Earliest Record Of Historical Facts & Information

Chassis No. 815
Engine No. 806
Registration No. MH 1397
Date of Delivery: 30 Nov 1924
Type of Body: 4-seater
Coachbuilder: Vanden Plas
Type of Car: SP
First Owner: Air Commodore Webb Bowen
More Info: According to original Vanden Plas Coachbuilder records, this car was originally fitted with Body No. 1089 with a standard Sports; matt black. It was delivered to Air Commodore Webb Bowen in December 1924. Michael Hay, in his book Bentley: The Vintage Years, 1997, states: "Vanden Plas body no. 1089. Rebuilt as 4½ Litre on chassis FS3619 engine XT 3629 ex XT 3629 4½ radiator, bulkhead, body etc. D Box and 6½ Litre back axle."

Mar 1, 2007

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