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1931 Bentley 4½ Litre 4-seater
Chassis No. FS3612
Engine No. FS3611
Registration No. GJ 9176
October 31, 2019

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1931 Bentley 4½ Litre 4-seater
1931 Bentley 4½ Litre 4-seater
1931 Bentley 4½ Litre 4-seater
1931 Bentley 4½ Litre 4-seater
1931 Bentley 4½ Litre 4-seater
1931 Bentley 4½ Litre 4-seater
1931 Bentley 4½ Litre 4-seater
1931 Bentley 4½ Litre 4-seater
1931 Bentley 4½ Litre 4-seater
Found on Fiskens website on November 11, 2019

Source: Fiskens
Posted: Nov 11, 2019

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August 31, 2019

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1931 Bentley 4½ Litre 4-seater
1931 Bentley 4½ Litre 4-seater
1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Vanden Plas style tourer
Concours of Elegance, Hampton Court, September 2019

Source: Flickr, posted by users 'John Tiffin' & Ben Gooding
Posted: Feb 13, 2020

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August 31, 2018

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1931 Bentley 4½ Litre 4-seater
1931 Bentley 4½ Litre 4-seater
1931 Bentley 4½ Litre 4-seater
1931 Bentley 4½ Litre 4-seater
1931 Bentley 4½ Litre 4-seater
1931 Bentley 4½ Litre 4-seater
1931 Bentley 4½ Litre 4-seater
1931 Bentley 4½ Litre 4-seater
1931 Bentley 4½ Litre 4-seater
1931 Bentley 4½ Litre 4-seater
1931 Bentley 4½ Litre 4-seater
1931 Bentley 4½ Litre 4-seater
1931 Bentley 4½ Litre 4-seater
1931 Bentley 4½ Litre 4-seater
1931 Bentley 4½ Litre 4-seater
1931 Bentley 4½ Litre 4-seater
1931 Bentley 4½ Litre 4-seater
Found on VIA THEMA website on September 6, 2018

Source: VIA THEMA
Posted: Sep 6, 2018

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2006

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1931 Bentley 4½ Litre 4-seater
Photograph was taken during Mille Miglia, 2006. (Photograph by Peter Singhof)

Owner: Beukers Sandberg as of 2006

Source: Barchetta, The Classic and Sports Car Portal
Posted: Jul 31, 2007

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2006
In Switzerland in 2006 / Owned by a BDC member

Posted: Jan 1, 0001

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1931 Bentley 4½ Litre 4-seater
This photograph is from an advertisement by Stanley Mann in "Thoroughbred & Classic Cars" magazine, March 1983.

Text in advt reads: 1930 Bentley 4½ litre Le Mans. Superb.

Source: "Thoroughbred & Classic Cars" magazine, March 1983
Posted: Oct 13, 2008

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"Original rear axle differential housing is still in our garage from when the car was brought back from Italy with a broken pinion in the 1950s. It is stamped with FS3612 and 15/53."

Source: Roger Morton
Posted: Jan 1, 2016

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1931 Bentley 4½ Litre 4-seater
This photograph is from an advertisement by Stanley Mann in "Thoroughbred & Classic Cars" magazine, December 1982.

Text in advt reads: 1930 Bentley. 4½ litre Le Mans in excellent condition.

Source: "Thoroughbred & Classic Cars" magazine, December 1982
Posted: Sep 13, 2008

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1931 Bentley 4½ Litre 4-seater
1931 Bentley 4½ Litre 4-seater
1931 Bentley 4½ Litre 4-seater
"Whilst searching through my father's notes on cars he knew about in the 1950s and 1960s, I have come across these photographs and notes of interest regarding GJ 9176."

Source: Roger Morton
Posted: Jan 11, 2016

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1931 Bentley 4½ Litre 4-seater
This photograph is from an advertisement by Stanley Mann in "Thoroughbred & Classic Cars" magazine, January 1983.

Text in advt reads: 1930 4½ litre vintage Bentley Le Mans spec tourer ready to drive away and give the family pneumonia on New Year's day.

Source: "Thoroughbred & Classic Cars" magazine, January 1983
Posted: Oct 13, 2008

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1931 Bentley 4½ Litre 4-seater
This photograph is from an advertisement by Stanley Mann in "Thoroughbred & Classic Cars" magazine, February 1983.

Text in advt reads: 1930 4½ litre Bentley tourer, Excellent condition.

Source: "Thoroughbred & Classic Cars" magazine, February 1983
Posted: Oct 13, 2008

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Earliest Record Of Historical Facts & Information

Chassis No. FS3612
Engine No. FS3611
Registration No. GJ 9176
Date of Delivery: 30 Jun 1930
Type of Body: 4-seater
Coachbuilder: Vanden Plas
Type of Car: No info
First Owner: DUNLEATH Lord
More Info: According to original Vanden Plas Coachbuilder records, this car was originally fitted with Body No. 1678 with a 10' 10" wheelbase; 4/5-seater to Vanden Plas sketch 504; 6/1930. Michael Hay, in his book Bentley: The Vintage Years, 1997, states: "Vanden Plas body no. 1678. Reg GPJ 790 - since reverted to GJ 9176. 4 seater - eng XF 3524 ex ch. XF 3524. FS 3611 in chassis MS 3950."

Mar 1, 2007

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