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1929 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon (Weymann)
Chassis No. NX3459
Engine No. NX3464
Registration No. YC 5968
August 31, 2019
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Goodwood Estate, Chichester, West Sussex, September 2019
Source: Flickr, posted by user 'Zack's Motor Photos'
Posted: Feb 3, 2020
September 7, 2013
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Source: Flickr, posted by user 'growler2ndrow'
Posted: Nov 13, 2014
February 15, 2013
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Source: Flickr, posted by user 'Shellie'
Posted: Jun 1, 2015
2013
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Source: Flickr, posted by user 'S Satherley'
Posted: May 16, 2013
December 31, 2012
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Source: Flickr, posted by user 'Jane Nearing'
Posted: Nov 14, 2014
2008
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Source: Steineggerpix
Posted: Aug 29, 2014
2007
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Source: Amazing Internet, posted by user 'amazingphotostore'
Posted: Aug 29, 2014
2007
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Richard Dangerfield / Jillian Dangerfield in the 1929 Bentley 4½
(Photo by Gerard Brown)
History Of The Peking To Paris Rally
In 1907 a Parisian newspaper issued a challenge: "What needs to be proved today is that as long as a man has a car, he can do anything and go anywhere. Is there anyone who will undertake to travel this summer from Peking to Paris by automobile?"
So started the Peking to Paris motor race.
Only five motorists managed to make the start in vehicles ranging from a three wheeled Contal cycle car to a 7 Litre Itala. The race followed a telegraph route which allowed the journalist travelling as a passenger in each car to wire their reports to the newspapers. This enabled the public in Europe and America to keep abreast of the race while it was being run.
The race was won by Prince Scipione Borghese in his Itala. The Prince was so confident of his chances of winning that he took a detour from Moscow to St Petersburg to attend a dinner held in his honour, before re-joining the race in Moscow.
(The following was written prior to the start of the 2007 event)
To celebrate this early pioneering motoring event The Endurance Rally Association has organised a re-enactment of the race to be held in 2007. A total of 134 cars will set out from Beijing (formerly Peking) on May 27th to follow the 1907 route as closely as possible (even making the detour from Moscow to St Petersburg).
Source: Peking to Paris Motor Challenge 2007
Posted: Aug 2, 2007
April 30, 2006
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Source: KDA 132
Posted: Sep 21, 2007
2006
Posted: Jan 1, 0001
2000
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Source: Moto Forum, Poland
Posted: Aug 29, 2014
Earliest Record Of Historical Facts & Information
| Chassis No. | NX3459 |
|---|---|
| Engine No. | NX3464 |
| Registration No. | YC 5968 |
| Date of Delivery: | 31 Mar 1929 |
| Type of Body: | Saloon (Weymann) |
| Coachbuilder: | H J Mulliner |
| Type of Car: | No info |
| First Owner: | GAULT Lt Col H |
| More Info: | Michael Hay, in his book Bentley: The Vintage Years, 1997, states: "Original body still fitted." |
Mar 1, 2007