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1928 Bentley 4½ Litre 4-seater
Chassis No. HF3198
Engine No. XL3101
Registration No. No info
1975

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1928 Bentley 4½ Litre 4-seater
"Willis Brown at play in HF3198 at the 1975 Invermay Hill Climb, Dunedin." Photo courtesy Willis Brown.

Source: Rolls-Royce & Bentley Motor Car Enthusiasts, UK
Posted: May 7, 2010

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March 31, 1972

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1928 Bentley 4½ Litre 4-seater
24-Hour 'Le Mans' Rally at Renwick, April 1972

Source: Nelson Photo News
Posted: May 28, 2018

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1972

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1928 Bentley 4½ Litre 4-seater
HF3198 on the Wanaka lakefront during the Vintage Car Club of New Zealand's 1972 International Rally.

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1961

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1928 Bentley 4½ Litre 4-seater
"Willis Brown's photograph taken at Easter 1961, when (from left) the Pinckneys in Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost 14KG, McKellars in their 4½-litre Lagonda, the Haggitts in their 3-litre Bentley 1063, and Browns in HF3198 travelled to Haast. The road through the Haast Pass was still largely unmade, and the connection with the rest of the West Coast was not completed until the end of 1965."

Source: Rolls-Royce & Bentley Motor Car Enthusiasts, UK
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1930

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1928 Bentley 4½ Litre 4-seater
1928 Bentley 4½ Litre 4-seater
"C.W.F, Hamilton at Brooklands during the Easter Meeting in 1930 with HF3198, the day when he won three races there; with his friend Tom Williams."

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1928 Bentley 4½ Litre 4-seater
"C.W.F, Hamilton in the Mackenzie country with a good day's catch."

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1928 Bentley 4½ Litre 4-seater
Bill Hamilton with one of his earlier inventions, called a Shingle Spreader, mounted on the 4½ litre BrooKlands winning Bentley HF3198.

Photograph courtesy of George Calder; it was published in "Beaded Wheels'' (date of publication not known).

Source: RRBEW, user 'G. Calder'
Posted: Nov 15, 2010

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Earliest Record Of Historical Facts & Information

Chassis No. HF3198
Engine No. XL3101
Registration No. No info
Date of Delivery: 29 Feb 1928
Type of Body: 4-seater
Coachbuilder: Vanden Plas
Type of Car: No info
First Owner: F. K. Fenwick Luke
More Info: According to original Vanden Plas Coachbuilder records, this car was originally fitted with Body No. 1439 with a Sports 4-seater; Weymann fabric /black; 2/1928. Michael Hay, in his book Bentley: The Vintage Years, 1997, states: "D/7005. Vanden Plas body no. 1439. Raced at Brooklands by C.W.F. Hamilton. "3/30 Brooklands silencer fitted on loan. Also 15/50 diff & bottom half of eng SE 2"."

Mar 1, 2007

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