"My name is BERND DIMBATH, I am a violin maker in Bubenreuth, Germany and have been collecting vintage cars for more than 30 years. 15 years ago I bought a very nice 1928 BENTLEY Le Mans style open tourer 4 1/2 Litre (chassis KM3079) which is the highlight of my collection since then.

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A few years ago I happened to buy a very beautiful and unique wooden SHOOTING BRAKE body which was removed from the following car in 2012:

1925 Bentley 3-Litre
Registration no. XY 4944
Chassis no. 915
Engine no. 923"

"The car now carries an original Gurney Nutting four seater open tourer body. This body, in excellent condition, came from Chassis NR505 which carries engine No 946. That Chassis was originally built as No 955 in 1925, just weeks apart from the time when Chassis 915 was made. It was renumbered before being regsitered.

The four seater open tourer body by Gurney Nutting was carefully removed. It has since been fitted to Chassis 915 (from which the previous Shooting brake body was removed) and retains its British racing green paint on body and wings, with seats in original red leather front and back, and an almost new hood with cover and frame. It also retains its almost new tonneau cover, and the original fitted rear passenger auster screen."

The current owner of Chassis NR505 (which was first registered to Mr E C Poynter in March 1926 carrying the registration number YN3808), lives in France where the car is registered 1926YP14. In 2007 he decided to have the chassis shortened and the engine bored out to 4½ litres, with a new body and a 4½ litre radiator. The work was carried out by VBE.

 

This car was purchased by Nigel Macdonald in 2011.

"This car is due to be included in the Bonhams September 2011 auction at Beaulieu."

In England in 2006 / Owned by a BDC member