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1928 Bentley 4½ Litre 4-seater
Chassis No. NT3147
Engine No. NT3149
Registration No. No info
This information has been received from Ricardo Ochoa:
"Long hood Vanden Plas, sporting 4 seaters, black bodywork, January 1928. Belonged to Christopher Thomas Hope (first owner C.T. Hope). Had run hill climbs in G.B. as he used to say. The last known whereabouts of this car was in Hope's house in my country (Argentina) in C.T. Hope's hands where he died in the 1970s."
"Long hood Vanden Plas, sporting 4 seaters, black bodywork, January 1928. Belonged to Christopher Thomas Hope (first owner C.T. Hope). Had run hill climbs in G.B. as he used to say. The last known whereabouts of this car was in Hope's house in my country (Argentina) in C.T. Hope's hands where he died in the 1970s."
Source: Ricardo Ochoa
Posted: Sep 3, 2009
Earliest Record Of Historical Facts & Information
| Chassis No. | NT3147 |
|---|---|
| Engine No. | NT3149 |
| Registration No. | No info |
| Date of Delivery: | 31 Jan 1928 |
| Type of Body: | 4-seater |
| Coachbuilder: | Vanden Plas |
| Type of Car: | No info |
| First Owner: | C. T. Hope |
| More Info: | According to original Vanden Plas Coachbuilder records, this car was originally fitted with Body No. 1451 with a Sporting 4-seater; extended bonnet 9"; black; 1/1928. Michael Hay, in his book Bentley: The Vintage Years, 1997, states: "Vanden Plas body no. 1451. Rebuilt on new frame, in Argentina 2/29." |
Mar 1, 2007