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1927 Bentley 3 Litre SP 4-seater
Chassis No. DE1220
Engine No. DE1225
Registration No. YR 509
August 31, 2019
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Source: Flickr, posted by user 'Jan Martin'
Posted: Dec 20, 2019
August 31, 2019
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Source: Sports Car Digest
Posted: Apr 30, 2020
August 31, 2019
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Kop Hill Climb, September 2019
Source: Flickr, posted by user 'Roy Cousins'
Posted: May 15, 2020
May 31, 2018
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13 Jul 2018, 14:00 BST
Chichester, Goodwood
The Goodwood Festival of Speed Sale
Collector's Motor Cars and Automobilia
1926 Bentley 3-Litre Speed Model Sports Tourer
Chassis no. DE1220 ~ Engine no. DE1225 (see text)
Body no. 1292
Coachwork by Vanden Plas
£ 380,000 - 420,000
Coachwork by Vanden Plas
Chassis no. DE1220 Body no. 1292
Engine no. DE1225 (see text)
- Original Red Label Speed Model Bentley
- Superb condition after comprehensive restoration
- Well-documented car, with interesting well documented history back to day one
- Many period photographs included in the extensive history file.
- Rare, surviving original-bodied Vanden Plas car
- Dr. Clare Hay report on file
FOOTNOTES
The genre of the sporting Vintage Bentley dates from the earliest days of Walter Owen Bentley's founding of the firm that bore his name and the partnership of his chassis and coachwork which was provided by local coachbuilder Vanden Plas. Between them they created a style that remained with the company throughout its first era of production: that of a compact sports car with lightweight open four seater touring bodywork. It was in this same guise that virtually all of the famed Le Mans campaigns were undertaken. Even when the 4-cylinder cars were usurped by their 6-cylinder models, the most sporting examples were still built in this guise. The legend of the 'Bentley Boys', Tim Birkin and their Le Mans successes, created the spirit and character of the brand that perpetuates today, particularly since its reinvigoration from the early 2000s. It is for this reason that the iconic Bentley 3-Litre Speed Model with Vanden Plas coachwork is such an important part of the Bentley story.
Source: Bonhams
Posted: Jun 30, 2018
May 31, 2012
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Source: Russell Browne
Posted: Jun 10, 2013
May 31, 2012
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Source: Tim Summers (Owner)
Posted: Jul 2, 2012
September 30, 2011
Source: Tim Summers (Owner)
Posted: Oct 8, 2011
February 28, 2010
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Source: Tim Summers (Owner)
Posted: Mar 17, 2010
January 31, 2010
"Car now in the UK, having been in France for a year or two. Still with original body, and matching numbers."
Source: Tim Summers (Owner)
Posted: Feb 27, 2010
January 31, 2008
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Chassis no. 1220 is an original 3-litre Red Label Speed model with matching numbers and original Vanden Plas open four seater coachwork. It has known history pre and post war. Has the desirable phoenix crank and rods upgraded.
Source: Advertisement in February 2008 issue of "Octane" magazine
Posted: Mar 21, 2008
2006
Posted: Jan 1, 0001
1976
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"Hugh Harben, Vice President of the Bentley Drivers' Club wheels Conrad Karras' 3 Liter Vintage Bentley DE1220 from the hold of the Norwegian M/S BOLERO. Initial reaction to loading was that a prehistoric monster was swallowing the cars." — From the article 'The Yankee-Maritime Spring Tour'
Source: The Flying Lady, September 1976
Posted: Jul 18, 2013
1974
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Source: Tim Summers
Posted: Feb 3, 2012
1973
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Conrad Karras's 3 litre Bentley DEI220 from New Jersey
Source: The Flying Lady, November 1973
Posted: Jul 16, 2013
1963
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Source: Tim Summers
Posted: Mar 26, 2010
1960
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Source: Dave Williams
Posted: May 4, 2015
1960
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Source: Hans Hugenholtz
Posted: Nov 16, 2012
August 31, 1957
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This car was owned by Philip Mann at the time.
Source: 'The Veteran and Vintage' magazine, September 1957 (Made available by Tim Summers & Mark Donaldson)
Posted: Aug 26, 2010
1957
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Source: Pathe News
Posted: Dec 12, 2009
1932
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Source: Tim Summers
Posted: Mar 26, 2010
February 28, 1927
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Source: Tim Summers
Posted: Mar 26, 2010
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Source: Tim Summers
Posted: Dec 21, 2011
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Source: Tim Summers
Posted: Feb 3, 2012
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Source: Tim Summers
Posted: Mar 26, 2010
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Source: Rolls-Royce and Bentley Blenheim Palace Meeting program, Jun. 3, 1962
Posted: Dec 29, 2006
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Source: Tim Summers
Posted: Mar 26, 2010
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Source: Flickr, posted by user 'McKenzie Guppy'
Posted: Apr 15, 2015
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Source: Unknown
Posted: Jul 7, 2009
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Source: Anglo-American Vintage Car Rally program, Apr. 23-30, 1957
Posted: Feb 5, 2007
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Source: Morris & Welford UK
Posted: Nov 22, 2007
Earliest Record Of Historical Facts & Information
| Chassis No. | DE1220 |
|---|---|
| Engine No. | DE1225 |
| Registration No. | YR 509 |
| Date of Delivery: | 31 Aug 1926 |
| Type of Body: | 4-seater |
| Coachbuilder: | Vanden Plas |
| Type of Car: | SP |
| First Owner: | LODER E |
| More Info: | According to original Vanden Plas Coachbuilder records, this car was originally fitted with Body No. 1292 with a standard 4-seater Sports; silver / maroon; 8/1926. Michael Hay, in his book Bentley: The Vintage Years, 1997, states: "Vanden Plas body no. 1292. Accident 3/30 - frame reconditioned. In USA." |
Mar 1, 2007