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1927 Bentley 3 Litre SP 4-seater
Chassis No. LT1579
Engine No. LT1585
Registration No. YR 5725
2006
In USA in 2006 / Owned by a BDC & RROC member
Posted: Jan 1, 0001
September 30, 1993
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Lancaster - PA, October 29-30, 1993
LT1579 (1926 3-Litre) Vanden Plas tourer Owner: A. Klein
"The standard 3 Litre was an outstanding car with its top speed of 80 and more as well as its exceptional handling. It made nearly all other contemporary British sporting cars seem pedestrian by comparison. Many believe that its lighter handling renders it superior even to later W.O. Bentley chassis." — From the article 'Vintage Bentley Symposium', Lancaster, PA, October 29-30, 1993 by Lynn Boynton, OH and Photography 1993 K. & M. Karge
LT1579 (1926 3-Litre) Vanden Plas tourer Owner: A. Klein
"The standard 3 Litre was an outstanding car with its top speed of 80 and more as well as its exceptional handling. It made nearly all other contemporary British sporting cars seem pedestrian by comparison. Many believe that its lighter handling renders it superior even to later W.O. Bentley chassis." — From the article 'Vintage Bentley Symposium', Lancaster, PA, October 29-30, 1993 by Lynn Boynton, OH and Photography 1993 K. & M. Karge
Source: The Flying Lady, January-February 1994
Posted: Jul 10, 2013
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3 litre Vanden Plas Speed Model YR5725, chassis LT1579, rebuilt to Kensington Gardens concours standard by Dick Moss.
(Four Bentleys from the Klein Collection in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, in the 1960s. Nearest the camera is 3 litre Vanden Plas Speed Model YR5725, chassis LT1579, rebuilt to Kensington Gardens concours standard by Dick Moss. Next another Vanden Plas car, this time a 1928 4 1/2 litre chassis FT3210 delivered new to L. Du Pont Copeland, and blower 4 1/2 EU919 with Birkin replica body by Townshend. Finally a second blower 4 1/2, chassis MS3932 registered GN6087, with its original high-sided Vanden Plas four-seater body, a sister car to GO2641.)
(Four Bentleys from the Klein Collection in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, in the 1960s. Nearest the camera is 3 litre Vanden Plas Speed Model YR5725, chassis LT1579, rebuilt to Kensington Gardens concours standard by Dick Moss. Next another Vanden Plas car, this time a 1928 4 1/2 litre chassis FT3210 delivered new to L. Du Pont Copeland, and blower 4 1/2 EU919 with Birkin replica body by Townshend. Finally a second blower 4 1/2, chassis MS3932 registered GN6087, with its original high-sided Vanden Plas four-seater body, a sister car to GO2641.)
Source: Kalila Haddad
Posted: Sep 30, 2014
Earliest Record Of Historical Facts & Information
| Chassis No. | LT1579 |
|---|---|
| Engine No. | LT1585 |
| Registration No. | YR 5725 |
| Date of Delivery: | 30 Sep 1926 |
| Type of Body: | 4-seater |
| Coachbuilder: | Vanden Plas |
| Type of Car: | SP |
| First Owner: | ALSTON Mrs |
| More Info: | According to original Vanden Plas Coachbuilder records, this car was originally fitted with Body No. 1332 with a Sporting 4-seater; Weymann fabric / black; 10/1926. Michael Hay, in his book Bentley: The Vintage Years, 1997, states: "Vanden Plas body no. 1332. Accident 5/31 - rec f/axle bed fitted. In USA." |
Mar 1, 2007