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1927 Bentley 3 Litre SP 4-seater
Chassis No. LM1344
Engine No. LM1341
Registration No. MK 5206

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1927 Bentley 3 Litre SP 4-seater
1927 Bentley 3 Litre SP 4-seater
1927 Bentley 3 Litre SP 4-seater
1927 Bentley 3 Litre SP 4-seater
1927 Bentley 3 Litre SP 4-seater
The 3 Litre Bentley ('Old No. 7') which crashed 20 minutes before the finish of the 1926 Le Mans 24 Hour Grand Prix d'Endurance when lying 3rd. In 1927 the same car (bearing No. 3) won the Le Mans race at 61.35 m.p.h. after being involved in the White House corner crash. On both occasions the drivers were Dr. J.D. Benjafield and S.C.H. Davis.

Source: Article by Darell Berthon in Profile Publications, 1967
Posted: May 24, 2007

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1927 Bentley 3 Litre SP 4-seater
Sammy Davis in the winning 1927 LeMans Race Bentley near Arnage.

Source: Shell Book of Epic Motor Races, Peter Roberts, 1964
Posted: Oct 5, 2007

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1927 Bentley 3 Litre SP 4-seater
1927 Bentley 3 Litre in Chris Barrie's Motoring Wheel Nuts, Movie, 1995

Source: Internet Movie Car Database
Posted: Jun 29, 2007

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1927 Bentley 3 Litre SP 4-seater
1927: Le Mans. 'Old No. 7' at the pits on the morning after the White House crash. Benjafield fills up the tank while 'W.O.' and Nobby Clarke stare at the damaged front end from the pit counter. Later in the afternoon, the car scored Bentley's second win at Le Mans.

Source: Article by Darell Berthon in Profile Publications, 1967
Posted: May 24, 2007

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1927 Bentley 3 Litre SP 4-seater
"Silverstone on a wet BDC day. Some of the most original and valuable race cars still come out to play." — Wim Kamper, vintage Bentley enthusiast.

Source: Wim Kamper
Posted: Feb 23, 2007

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1927 Bentley 3 Litre SP 4-seater
"Old Number 7" making its first appearance at LeMans in 1926.

Source: Unknown
Posted: Dec 21, 2006

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1927 Bentley 3 Litre SP 4-seater
LeMans team with some of the cars before leaving for France in 1929.

Source: "Queste" magazine, Bentley Special Issue, 1984
Posted: Jan 29, 2007

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1927 Bentley 3 Litre SP 4-seater
Photograph shows Bentley taking 1st Place at 1927 LeMans race. (Car shown in lead is Reg. No. MK 5206.)

Source: Bentley Motors Limited advertisement, July 1927
Posted: Feb 23, 2008

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1927 Bentley 3 Litre SP 4-seater
"Benjy" (Dr J. Dudley Benjafield) outside his consulting rooms at Five Wimpole Street in his own 3 litre, MK 5206.

Source: Benjafield's Racing Club
Posted: Feb 15, 2007

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1927 Bentley 3 Litre SP 4-seater
"Old Number 7" — after running as #7 at Le Mans in 1926, this car was extricated from the White House crash by Benjamin and went on to win in 1927.

Above illustration by Richard Corson was published in article titled 'Halcyon Daze — The History of the Bentley', in June 1976 issue of 'Car Classics'

Source: "Car Classics" magazine, June 1976 issue
Posted: Dec 20, 2006

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1927 Bentley 3 Litre SP 4-seater
 

Source: PreWarCar
Posted: Feb 9, 2009

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1927 Bentley 3 Litre SP 4-seater
1927: The Savoy Hotel in London is the setting for a dinner given by Sir Edward Iliffe, proprietor of Autocar. Sammy Davis is at the wheel of the battered car with Dr. J.D. Benjafield shaking hands with Sir Edward beside him. The rest of the team look on.

Source: "Queste" magazine, Bentley Special Issue, 1984
Posted: Feb 1, 2007

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1927 Bentley 3 Litre SP 4-seater
Chassis No. LM1344, Bentley model by Kevin Bailey

Source: Kevin Bailey
Posted: Jan 21, 2015

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1927 Bentley 3 Litre SP 4-seater
 

Source: Bentley Spotting
Posted: Mar 4, 2009

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Earliest Record Of Historical Facts & Information

Chassis No. LM1344
Engine No. LM1341
Registration No. MK 5206
Date of Delivery: 31 May 1926
Type of Body: 4-seater
Coachbuilder: Vanden Plas
Type of Car: SP
First Owner: Dr. J.D. Benjafield
More Info: See also Chassis. no. 997. Team car driven by Benjafield. Old No. 7. According to original Vanden Plas Coachbuilder records, this car was originally fitted with Body No. 1295 with a 4-seater Speed model for Le Mans 24 Hour race; 6/1926. Michael Hay, in his book Bentley: The Vintage Years, 1997, states: "Vanden Plas body no. 1295. 1926/7 Le Mans car. Body burnt out - rebodied as 2 seater. Wrapped round telegraph pole (chassis had already cracked twice) and written off. Broken up - engine in ch. NR 503. Reg. No. now on ch. 997."

Mar 1, 2007

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