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1925 Bentley 3 Litre SP 4-seater
Chassis No. 839
Engine No. 841
Registration No. PD 4405
June 30, 2013
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The following advertisement text by Stanley Mann was found on the Stanley Mann Racing website on Jul 29, 2013:
"1925 BENTLEY SPEED MODEL 3/4 ½ LTR LE MANS SHORT CHASSIS
Registration Number: PD 4405 Chassis Number: 839 Engine Number: LM1330
We are pleased to offer here this fabulous Le Mans Bentley with all work professionally done by top vintage Bentley restorers and boy do they know how to charge.
Fully rebuilt to concourse standards with an excellent pedigree.
Fresh trim and Paint, new tyres and wheels, fold flat screen, Le Mans tank and much more all perfect.
The engine is a top quality rebuild with phoenix crank and rods. If only all rebuilds were this good. A really cracking vintage Bentley.
All the bills, which can be viewed here at the Fruit Farm, confirm a massive amount of work taking just shy of 2 years to complete.
DETAILS FROM OWNER
W O Bentley registration PD4405 (original to car)
1925 3/4.5 ltr. Speed model. Chassis no. 839. Engine no. LM1330.
This is a later model big sump engine with the same configuration as the 4.5 litrs. And now fully uprated to 4.5 litrs.
This Bentley has been used and uprated over many decades in a quest for performance. Originally a four seat tourer by Vanden Plas, it was at some time fitted with a Corsica body which I had removed and a faithful reproduction of a short chassis 4.5 ltr. was made by Graham Moss with proper sprung front and rear seat bases, screen, body panels etc. An original bulkhead, bonnet sills etc. fitted and headlamp pillars to take 4.5 ltr. radiator (bonnet no. MR3394. The Bentley was trimmed by Alan Geater.
I purchased the car through the trade. It had just received a complete engine rebuild for the previous owner and apparently had competed two or three thousand miles since. This work was undertaken by Bentley specialist John Ambler including counterbalanced crankshaft, camshaft, rods, pistons, gears, rockers, valves and guides etc. I decided it should also have a modified ceramic seal type water pump from the BDC spares scheme.
The chassis was stripped to the bare metal for the comprehensive restoration by Clive Oliver. Copies of all invoices and CD of restoration are available. New MWS wheels and tyres, tank, shock absorbers, exhaust, wiring, electric fuel pump, battery etc. fitted.
Specification of PD 4405
‘A’ type gearbox no. 263. Borg and Beck type clutch (a fast gear change). The front axle is an original 4.5 ltr. axle no. XR3349 with self wrapping brakes. Back axle banjo casing is 3 ltr. no.354 and the differential nose piece is an original 4.5 ltr. no.NX3466. This was fully restored with new crown wheel and pinion ratio 3.33:1. New BDC 8 ltr. half shafts were fitted. Steering box no. 832 has been modified with 4.5 ltr. ratios.
The car is quick, sporty, comfortable, and very desirable. Records show that it has never been lost sight of and a list of owners is available.
COLOUR BRITISH RACING GREEN"
Source: Stanley Mann Racing
Posted: Oct 29, 2013
September 30, 2012
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"1925 BENTLEY SPEED MODEL 4½ LTR LE MANS SHORT CHASSIS
Registration Number: PD 4405 Chassis Number: 839 Engine Number: LM 1330
Price: POA
WE ARE PLEASED TO OFFER HERE THIS FABULOUS LE MANS BENTLEY WITH ALL WORK PROFESSIONALLY DONE BY TOP VINTAGE BENTLEY RESTORERS.
FULLY REBUILT TO CONCOURSE STANDARDS WITH AN EXCELLENT PEDIGREE .
FRESH TRIM/PAINT
NEW TYRES AND WHEELS
FOLD FLAT SCREEN, LE MANS TANK, AND MUCH MUCH MORE, ALL PERFECT.
ENGINE IS A TOP QUALITY REBUILD WITH PHOENIX CRANK AND RODS
IF ONLY ALL REBUILDS WERE THIS GOOD. A REALLY CRACKING VINTAGE BENTLEY
ALL THE BILLS CAN BE VIEWED HERE AT THE FRUIT FARM WHICH CONFIRMS A MASSIVE AMOUNT OF WORK TAKING JUST SHY OF 2 YEARS TO COMPLETE."
This car is for sale as of Oct 29, 2012.
Source: Stanley Mann Racing
Posted: Oct 29, 2012
2007
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Currently, the car is mostly in Skåne, the most southern part of Sweden.
Source: Olle Ljungström
Posted: Feb 8, 2008
1953
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Source: Motor Sport magazine, 1953
Posted: Feb 14, 2018
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Source: Lars Hedborg
Posted: Nov 23, 2016
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Source: Unknown
Posted: Nov 3, 2008
Earliest Record Of Historical Facts & Information
| Chassis No. | 839 |
|---|---|
| Engine No. | 841 |
| Registration No. | PD 4405 |
| Date of Delivery: | 31 Dec 1924 |
| Type of Body: | 4-seater |
| Coachbuilder: | Vanden Plas |
| Type of Car: | SP |
| First Owner: | POPE H B |
| More Info: | According to original Vanden Plas Coachbuilder records, this car was originally fitted with Body No. 1104 with a standard 4-seater Sports; blue and black; 12/1924. Michael Hay, in his book Bentley: The Vintage Years, 1997, states: "Vanden Plas body no. 1104. Corsica 4 seater registered DMO 358 (1948) with engine, LM 1330 ex ch. LM 1329 now in Sweden." |
Mar 1, 2007