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1925 Bentley 3 Litre ST Saloon (Weymann)
Chassis No. 875
Engine No. 874
Registration No. NK 9008
1933
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Monte Carlo Rally, 1933
Source: Luiscezar blog post
Posted: Oct 26, 2010
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"A Gardner diesel-engined Bentley (Bentley with a 4LW Gardner)"
Comment by Biglorryblog (March 2011) found on CommercialMotor website:
Brian Lomas has sent me this and he says: "In the recent post re the Foden Engine in a Mercedes car Vic Hungerford mentioned a Bentley with a 4LW Gardner. These pics support his memory cells!!! T'other Brian." Well of course if I was being uncharitable I might say it's because Vic's old enough to remember it! But I won't...as that would be un-gentlemanly (and he's also more than capable of thumping me if I did) Now click through here... Mind you, it would have probably have spoilt the sophisticated aura of a Bentley when the driver started it up and promptly enveloped everyone in a great cloud of white smoke! Not quite the done thing at Ascot I would have thought...?
Comment by Biglorryblog (March 2011) found on CommercialMotor website:
Brian Lomas has sent me this and he says: "In the recent post re the Foden Engine in a Mercedes car Vic Hungerford mentioned a Bentley with a 4LW Gardner. These pics support his memory cells!!! T'other Brian." Well of course if I was being uncharitable I might say it's because Vic's old enough to remember it! But I won't...as that would be un-gentlemanly (and he's also more than capable of thumping me if I did) Now click through here... Mind you, it would have probably have spoilt the sophisticated aura of a Bentley when the driver started it up and promptly enveloped everyone in a great cloud of white smoke! Not quite the done thing at Ascot I would have thought...?
Source: Commercial Motor
Posted: Apr 30, 2013
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"Dear Vintage Bentley Register, These two photos were found in a charity shop job lot of family photos relating to the Creeth and Porter families (Isle of Wight / Saffron Walden) but the connection with the car is unknown. Perhaps one of the family members was a chauffeur. Date and location of photos also unknown!"
Source: Geoff Allan
Posted: May 25, 2018
Earliest Record Of Historical Facts & Information
| Chassis No. | 875 |
|---|---|
| Engine No. | 874 |
| Registration No. | NK 9008 |
| Date of Delivery: | 30 Nov 1924 |
| Type of Body: | Saloon (Weymann) |
| Coachbuilder: | Freestone & Webb |
| Type of Car: | ST |
| First Owner: | HENDERSON Sir |
| More Info: | Michael Hay, in his book Bentley: The Vintage Years, 1997, states: "Finished 5th in 1933 Monte Carlo rally - started from Estonia. Fitted 5570cc Gardner LW diesel. Engine 874 in chassis 887." |
Mar 1, 2007