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1927 Bentley 6½ Litre ST3 Limousine
Chassis No. BX2422
Engine No. DH2202
Registration No. YT 6908
March 31, 2015

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1927 Bentley 6½ Litre ST3 Limousine
1927 Bentley 6½ Litre ST3 Limousine
1927 Bentley 6½ Litre ST3 Limousine
1927 Bentley 6½ Litre ST3 Limousine
1927 Bentley 6½ Litre ST3 Limousine
1927 Bentley 6½ Litre ST3 Limousine
1927 Bentley 6½ Litre ST3 Limousine
1927 Bentley 6½ Litre ST3 Limousine
1927 Bentley 6½ Litre ST3 Limousine
1927 Bentley 6½ Litre ST3 Limousine
1927 Bentley 6½ Litre ST3 Limousine
1927 Bentley 6½ Litre

Chassis Number: BX2422
Engine Number : DH2202
Body: HOOPER & CO (Coachbuilders) Ltd London
Year of Manufacture: July 1927

Source: Hanuveer Singh Rathore (Nephew of car owner Vikram Singh, Jaipur - India)
Posted: Apr 20, 2015

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December 31, 2008

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1927 Bentley 6½ Litre ST3 Limousine
This photograph was taken in Jaipur during the "Great Rally of India 2009". It is seen here in the backdrop of a Maharaja's palace.

Source: Aniruddh Kasliwal
Posted: Jan 29, 2009

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2008

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1927 Bentley 6½ Litre ST3 Limousine
1927 Bentley 6½ Litre ST3 Limousine
1927 Bentley 6½ Litre ST3 Limousine
1927 Bentley 6½ Litre ST3 Limousine
1927 Bentley 6½ Litre ST3 Limousine
1927 Bentley 6½ Litre ST3 Limousine
1927 Bentley 6½ Litre ST3 Limousine
1927 Bentley 6½ Litre ST3 Limousine
1927 Bentley 6½ Litre ST3 Limousine
1927 Bentley 6½ Litre ST3 Limousine
These photographs were taken at the restorer's garage in 2008 (at New Delhi?).

The car was bought by Vikram Singh in end-2007. Vikram Singh is currently the president of the Jodhpur Heritage Car Club. He divides his time between New Delhi and Jaipur.

Source: Aniruddh Kasliwal (for all photos except last one in this block)
Posted: Jan 29, 2009

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2001

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1927 Bentley 6½ Litre ST3 Limousine
This photograph was taken in 2001 when Aniruddh Kasliwal visited the previous owners at their tea estate in Coonoor, in the state of Tamil Nadu, South India. The car, on blocks, was stored in a shed at the tea estate.

Source: Aniruddh Kasliwal
Posted: Jan 1, 0001

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September 30, 1927

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1927 Bentley 6½ Litre ST3 Limousine
"Photograph of the chassis BX2422 when new, originally published in the Bystander magazine for 12 October 1927."

Source: Greg Wrapson (Historian - The Alvis Register)
Posted: Mar 26, 2019

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1927 Bentley 6½ Litre ST3 Limousine
Chassis no. BX2422 was formerly owned by the grand-daughter of the Cochin Royal Family of South India.

Source: Photo from Tutu Dhawan
Posted: Sep 1, 2008

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1927 Bentley 6½ Litre ST3 Limousine
1927 Bentley 6½ Litre ST3 Limousine
1927 Bentley 6½ Litre ST3 Limousine
1927 Bentley 6½ Litre ST3 Limousine
1927 Bentley 6½ Litre ST3 Limousine
These are screenshots from the film "Passage to India" in which Chassis no. BX2422 was used. The car is reportedly now in New Delhi, India with a new owner.

Source: Movie: "Passage to India" & Team BHP
Posted: Aug 1, 2008

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Earliest Record Of Historical Facts & Information

Chassis No. BX2422
Engine No. DH2202
Registration No. YT 6908
Date of Delivery: 30 Jun 1927
Type of Body: Limousine
Coachbuilder: HOOPER
Type of Car: ST3
First Owner: KENNEDY Sir A
More Info: Michael Hay, in his book Bentley: The Vintage Years, 1997, states: "BS/5138. Hooper body no. 6764. Four seats plus two occasional, extra dark blue/black wings, toolbox in n/s step, battery inside chassis, twin spares."

Mar 1, 2007

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