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1928 Bentley 4½ Litre Le Mans Sports
Chassis No. HF3187
Engine No. HF3187
Registration No. YU 3250
July 31, 2019
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Source: Sports Car Digest
Posted: Oct 22, 2019
2013
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Source: Rob Kauffman
Posted: Aug 31, 2013
August 12, 2009
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Source: Flickr, posted by user 'Beetlebomb Pohutukawa'
Posted: Mar 30, 2015
2007
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Source: Russell Browne
Posted: May 20, 2013
2007
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Source: Webshots
Posted: Jul 2, 2008
2006
Posted: Jan 1, 0001
2005
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Source: "Bentley" magazine, Issue 13, Spring 2005
Posted: Jan 30, 2008
2003
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Source: Red Morgan
Posted: Jan 24, 2009
1981
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Source: Robert McLellan
Posted: Aug 11, 2006
1977
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Source: Robert McLellan
Posted: Aug 11, 2006
1970
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Source: All Color Book of Racing Cars by Brad King, 1973 Updated: Mar 31, 2012
Posted: Apr 26, 2007
1967
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Source: William Turner
Posted: Nov 8, 2018
1965
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Source: Brian Staines
Posted: Dec 16, 2015
1964
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Source: British Pathe
Posted: Oct 28, 2010
May 31, 1958
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Source: Colin Scrivener
Posted: Oct 1, 2018
1930
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Source: Unknown
Posted: Dec 21, 2006
July 31, 1929
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Source: Name withheld on request
Posted: Dec 15, 2012
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Source: Kevin Bailey
Posted: Jan 21, 2015
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Source: The Beauty of Cars by Kenneth Ullyett, 1962
Posted: May 16, 2007
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Source: From article "A Supercharged Bentley", July 5, 1929
Posted: Feb 23, 2008
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Source: Bentley Media
Posted: Jan 8, 2015
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Source: Geoff Skellon
Posted: Sep 27, 2013
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Source: Motorist's Bedside Book, Anthony Harding, 1962
Posted: Oct 8, 2007
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Source: Overton Vehicle Overhauls
Posted: Apr 16, 2007
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Source: Tom Fryars, Stadioscope
Posted: Jul 26, 2007
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Source: "Queste" magazine, Autumn 1994
Posted: Dec 20, 2006
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Source: William Turner
Posted: Nov 29, 2019
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Source: Early Cars by Michael Sedgwick, 1972
Posted: Jan 31, 2007
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Source: James E. Pearce
Posted: Jul 18, 2006
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Source: Stuart Middlemiss
Posted: Jan 9, 2015
Earliest Record Of Historical Facts & Information
| Chassis No. | HF3187 |
|---|---|
| Engine No. | HF3187 |
| Registration No. | YU 3250 |
| Date of Delivery: | 31 Jan 1928 |
| Type of Body: | Le Mans Sports |
| Coachbuilder: | Vanden Plas |
| Type of Car: | No info |
| First Owner: | RUBIN B |
| More Info: | Chassis No. HF3187 was extensively rebuilt and renumbered to HB3404/R. It had already been delivered as HF3187. Parts of the original Chassis No. HF3187 have been found in Chassis No. MF3153. For a detailed discussion on the confusion in records for this car see Blower Bentley: Bentley 4 1/2 Litre Supercharged, Michael Hay, 2001, pgs. 124-127. Team car driven by Rubin. Later 4½ SC. Michael Hay, in his book Bentley: The Vintage Years, 1997, states: "A/733. Vanden Plas body no. 1466?? 15/50 axle 25 gallon tank Jaeger rev counter. Became the first (?) supercharged 4 ½ Litre - see "Non-production chassis"." |
Mar 1, 2007