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1926 Bentley 3 Litre SP 4-seater
Chassis No. AH1478
Engine No. AH1481 / XL3111
Registration No. YM 4578
December 31, 2012
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1926 Bentley 3 Litre Speed Model Fitted With 4� Litre Engine Vanden Plas Four Seater Tourer
Description
Registration no. . YM 4578
Chassis no. AH1478
Engine no. XL3111
Chassis no. AH1478, originally a 3 litre Speed Model Bentley, first owned by N Ciclitira and registered in January 1926, is fitted with the 4½ litre engine, originally in chassis no. XL3110, a 1928 car originally with saloon coachwork by Freestone Webb. The chassis is fitted with traditional Vanden Plas four seat tourer coachwork and this car epitomises the true British sports car of the 1920s. It is nicely presented in British Racing Green livery with comfortably mellowed red leather upholstery. Marchal headlamps are fitted and the car sits correctly on 21in wheels and features a two-piece folding windscreen with aeroscreens. This car was acquired for the Max Lips Collection in 1968 and comes with copies of old style British log books and other correspondence which should enable its original U.K. registration number to be re-issued. Although unused for some time it is felt that careful recommissioning will see this car back on the road and perhaps competing on the track after the fashion of those cars campaigned by Davis, Birkin and the like.
Source: Bonhams and Price Guides
Posted: May 30, 2013
2012
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Source: Sports Car Digest
Posted: May 15, 2014
2011
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Source: Flickr, posted by user 'K.Yoshizaki' and Sports Car Digest
Posted: May 15, 2014
2006
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2004
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Source: MotorSnippets
Posted: Feb 14, 2009
1998
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Source: Shards of Photography
Posted: Mar 19, 2013
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Source: Motorbase
Posted: Jun 4, 2008
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Source: Lucy Temple-Smith (nee Harris)
Posted: Oct 5, 2009
Earliest Record Of Historical Facts & Information
| Chassis No. | AH1478 |
|---|---|
| Engine No. | AH1481 / XL3111 |
| Registration No. | YM 4578 |
| Date of Delivery: | 31 Dec 1925 |
| Type of Body: | 4-seater |
| Coachbuilder: | Vanden Plas |
| Type of Car: | SP |
| First Owner: | CICLITIRA N |
| More Info: | Michael Hay, in his book Bentley: The Vintage Years, 1997, states: "Vanden Plas body no. 1236. "Accident 2/30 - rec. frame and rad fitted, new f/axle." In motor museum in Holland. Eng XL 3111 ex ch. XL 3110 - AH 1481 in ch. 794." |
Mar 1, 2007