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1929 Bentley 4½ Litre 4-seater
Chassis No. MR3376
Engine No. MR3379
Registration No. TN 8689
February 28, 2018
Sep 2013: Part exchanged my Chassis 1236 for Chassis MR3376, John Ormiston being the vendor of Ch: MR3376. (Had acquired Chassis 1236 in June 2006 from Brian Baskerville, an ex-BDC regional chairman).
Feb 2017: Sold Chassis MR3376 to Dr Roland Zettlel, a German based in Switzerland and a friend of the previous owner (and with a castle in Scotland)!
I wanted to buy MR3376 and the then owner, John Ormiston, wanted to sell. I believe that he needed some cash rather quickly so rather than wait for me to sell my car, 1236, and then buy his car from him for which I would have find quite a lot of further cash in addition to the proceeds of the sale of 1236, he took 1236 from me as part payment for MR3376 plus a substantial additional payment.
I believe that he subsequently sold 1236 into the trade and it was fitted with a 4 1/2 ltr engine before being re-sold but I know little of this as it was of none of my business. However, as it happens, this was the very outcome that I was trying to avoid when selling 1236; I felt that it should remain as a 3 ltr.
Source: Terry Unwin
Posted: Mar 3, 2018
August 2, 2014
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Source: Flickr, posted by user 'Roy Cousins'
Posted: Aug 1, 2015
2013
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Source: RM Sotheby's
Posted: Dec 4, 2018
June 22, 2012
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Source: Flickr, posted by user 'Allan Maciver'
Posted: Oct 31, 2014
August 12, 2011
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Source: Flickr, posted by user 'Roy Cousins'
Posted: Jun 24, 2015
2011
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Read article 'Vintage to the fore! - Report: BDC Britain by Bentley Tour 2011'
Source: Auto Trader Classics
Posted: Jun 21, 2012
2010
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Source: Bob Rippon
Posted: Sep 24, 2010
2008
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Source: Flickr, photo posted by 'Dom'
Posted: Jan 24, 2009
2006
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Source: Barchetta
Posted: Apr 30, 2012
2006
Posted: Jan 1, 0001
2005
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Source: Alness Rally
Posted: Apr 30, 2012
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Source: Ormiston Double Guns
Posted: Apr 30, 2012
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Source: Classic Driver
Posted: Feb 23, 2018
Earliest Record Of Historical Facts & Information
| Chassis No. | MR3376 |
|---|---|
| Engine No. | MR3379 |
| Registration No. | TN 8689 |
| Date of Delivery: | 31 Jan 1929 |
| Type of Body: | 4-seater |
| Coachbuilder: | Vanden Plas |
| Type of Car: | No info |
| First Owner: | SUTHERLAND G |
| More Info: | According to original Vanden Plas Coachbuilder records, this car was originally fitted with Body No. 1547 with a standard 4-seater; green fabric/green; 2/1929. Michael Hay, in his book Bentley: The Vintage Years, 1997, states: "Vanden Plas body no. 1547." |
Mar 1, 2007