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1928 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
Chassis No. MF3157
Engine No. MF3157
Registration No. YX 7850
January 31, 2017
The ownership history and key dates as I have are:
1928 Bought new by Capt. John Arthur Jeffrey
1929 Returned to factory after a serious accident when a replacement chassis and radiator was fitted.
1933 Purchased by HM Bentley & Sons, who replaced the Harrison saloon body with VDP 4-seater tourer body number 1716, which swapped from Chassis No. XT 3633, which itself had been given a new DDP 2-seater body with rumble seat in Dec 1932. A very popular conversion at the time.
1933 Purchased by Mr. Trevor Lloyd
1938 Bought by an army officer - who stored the car in the Channel Islands for the duration of the war
1946 Returned to England and purchased by Mr. GL Fairman
1965 Purchased by D L Kinney
1969 Purchased by Mr Pearson for restoration, which he nee (sic) completed
1972 Purchased by Mr G L Joberns, who undertook a 4-year restoration and over the next 25 years. Campaigned and exhibited the car regularly in the BDC.
1997 Purchased by M David Myers. Car undertook further sympathetic restoration work by P&A Wood
2005 Purchased by current owner - C A Good"
Source: Charles Good (Owner)
Posted: Feb 27, 2017
September 30, 2013
Photo below (from 'Nearwater') shows this car at a Rally in Cornwall.
Source: David Kinney (Former owner)
Posted: Oct 11, 2013
2005
Source: Charles Good (Owner)
Posted: Feb 27, 2017
1962
Source: David kinney (Former owner)
Posted: Oct 11, 2013
I would be most interested to know what happened to this fabulous car in the last 40 years, maybe I can be of some assistance to the current owner, any chance of you putting me in touch with the current owner?
I live in Western Australia and have done since the mid 1970s. Have only one photo, cameras were a rarity back then!
I think either my name appears on the original log book or a company called 'Windmill Farm Ltd'
Source: David John Kinney
Posted: Oct 9, 2012
Earliest Record Of Historical Facts & Information
| Chassis No. | MF3157 |
|---|---|
| Engine No. | MF3157 |
| Registration No. | YX 7850 |
| Date of Delivery: | 31 Aug 1928 |
| Type of Body: | Saloon |
| Coachbuilder: | Harrison |
| Type of Car: | No info |
| First Owner: | JEFFREY Capt |
| More Info: | Michael Hay, in his book Bentley: The Vintage Years, 1997, states: "D/7055. Accident 1929 - rebuilt on new frame. Now Vanden Plas tourer." |
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