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1928 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon (Weymann)
Chassis No. NT3143
Engine No. NT3143
Registration No. UC 3690
October 31, 2018
Source: Dave Simpson
Posted: Nov 20, 2018
April 30, 2018
Source: Thurston Twigg-Smith Jr. (Owner)
Posted: May 25, 2018
June 30, 2015
Mrs Jones said that her father once owned the 3 litre, later buying 4.5 litre UC 3690, chassis NT3143. She described how her parents drove the 4.5 litre to Trieste seeing as her father was stationed there. She also said that she had a number of photographs of UC 3690 taken during her parents' ownership.
I have an interest in UC 3690, the 4.5 litre, seeing as I currently own and am carefully rebuilding the original engine from the car which bears the same crankcase number as the chassis, NT3143. I believe the car resides elsewhere and at some stage in its history became separated from its original engine, this I acquired as an incomplete collection of parts some years ago. I am rebuilding it with a view to eventually installing it in my own Bentley, chassis 152.
Although I only own the engine of UC 3690 I would be very interested in having sight of the photographs that Mrs Jones mentioned, as I would enjoy seeing/hearing of the history of the car which at the time the photographs were taken was most likely powered by the engine I now own."
Source: Dave Simpson
Posted: Jul 15, 2015
2012
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Source: Edward LaBounty
Posted: Aug 1, 2012
February 28, 2010
Source: BDC member (name witheld on request)
Posted: Mar 10, 2010
February 28, 2010
"Chassis no: NT3143; Engine no: TX3228; Registration no: UC3690. Car assembled by HM Bentley in 1936 from three cars as reported by Hay. Current body is the VDP tourer 1559, which was modified into a two seater circa 1970 in USA. Rear portion of tourer body is extant and with current owner. Sump of original engine exists. Car was owned by BDC member in 1946, one of the earliest cars now in the USA to be in the BDC."
Source: Thurston Twigg-Smith Jr. (Owner)
Posted: Mar 9, 2010
2009
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Source: 4.bp.blogspot
Posted: Mar 24, 2011
2009
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Source: Edward LaBounty
Posted: Jul 22, 2009
2006
Posted: Jan 1, 0001
1987
Source: Thurston Twigg-Smith Jr. (Owner)
Posted: Mar 9, 2010
1970
Source: Thurston Twigg-Smith Jr.
Posted: Mar 9, 2010
1946
Source: Thurston Twigg-Smith Jr.
Posted: Mar 9, 2010
1936
Source: Thurston Twigg-Smith Jr.
Posted: Mar 9, 2010
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Source: Terry McGrath
Posted: Sep 22, 2008
Hay also clarifies that the car was the "Firm's Car", Bentley Motors Ltd., in 1936, sold to British and Colonial Motors in 1937, then to I Maclaren in 1938, who held on to it until 1947 wence sold to CEK Nutt, who sold it to Lt Col RMM Porter, thence to Michell in 1950. Michell sold it on to Mafor RS Carpenter in 1953, who sold it to CW Stuart-Brown in 1955.
Mr. Simpson suggested the first engine for this chassis, which he is now rebuilding around the extant crankcase, might have been in the car in the 1950s. In actuality, that engine was replaced in the car in 1936 by Bentley Motors Ltd.
How do I get in touch with Linda Jones? (See April 2015 entry on this page.)"
Source: Koke Twigg-Smith (Owner)
Posted: Feb 1, 2016
Source: Linda Jones (Daughter of former owner)
Posted: Apr 27, 2015
Earliest Record Of Historical Facts & Information
| Chassis No. | NT3143 |
|---|---|
| Engine No. | NT3143 |
| Registration No. | UC 3690 |
| Date of Delivery: | 31 Jan 1928 |
| Type of Body: | Saloon (Weymann) |
| Coachbuilder: | Freestone & Webb |
| Type of Car: | No info |
| First Owner: | GADAR-DOWER R W |
| More Info: | Michael Hay, in his book Bentley: The Vintage Years, 1997, states: "In USA - Vanden Plas tourer no. 1559 ex NX 3473 modified to 2/3 seater enf TX 3228 ex TX 3231." |
Mar 1, 2007