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1929 Bentley 4½ Litre * 4-seater
Chassis No. NX3463
Engine No. NX3469
Registration No. CH 8280
March 31, 2018
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1929 Bentley 4½-Litre
A rare short chassis car (only 10 built) which still has it's original Vanden Plas body (no. 1591) which was specially adapted to fit.
Source: Flickr, posted by user 'Roy Cousins'
Posted: May 29, 2020
May 31, 2012
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Source: Russell Browne
Posted: May 9, 2013
April 20, 2012
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Source: Flickr, posted by user 'Peter Barker'
Posted: Nov 15, 2014
2012
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2. Gregor’s own Bentley, this 1929 4½ Litre Short Chassis was owned by heroic Brooklands racer Bill Pacey. With only 10 built by the factory, it is an exceptionally rare WO, with Graham Moss recently returning it to its original colours of blue body with black wings. We had huge fun with this shoot, with two young ladies snatching the car away from under the knowing eyes of the family chauffer. All rather ripping!
Source: Fiskens
Posted: May 6, 2013
January 31, 2009
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Source: Flickr, photo posted by user 'adamnsinger'
Posted: Mar 4, 2009
2006
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Source: Flickr, photo by user 'al star'
Posted: Feb 3, 2009
2006
Posted: Jan 1, 0001
2002
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Source: Auto Rallye Cross & Flickr, posted by user 'Tim Lumley'
Posted: Jul 12, 2014
July 31, 1981
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Source: Robert McLellan
Posted: Nov 25, 2006
1932
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Source: Gregor Fisken
Posted: Jun 23, 2012
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Source: Adam's Picture Library
Posted: Oct 5, 2010
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Chassis: NX3463
Registration: CH 8280
Chassis NX3463 was built as a 1929 4½ Litre, on the 9'9½" wheelbase chassis. It is thus a very rare Bentley indeed, one of only ten such short-chassis 4½ Litres built by the Works. The chassis was built to special order for J. Ward Cox, with well-known racing driver “Bertie” Kensington Moir as the agent. Bodied by Vanden Plas, who fitted a standard sports four-seater body adapted to fit the short chassis, body no. 1591, the same body it retains today.
By mid 1932, NX3463 was owned by Bill Pacey, the famous Brooklands racer, whose other cars included a very successful single seater Bentley Brooklands Special that he had commissioned Wally Hassan and Wally Saunders to build.
Recently, NX3463 has had mechanical work undertaken initially by Elmdown Engineering and more recently, Graham Moss, who has returned it to its original factory colours. The owner competed in the 2012 Flying Scotsman in NX 3463, with it not missing a beat the whole way!
Source: Gregor Fisken (Owner since 2010)
Posted: Jun 23, 2012
Earliest Record Of Historical Facts & Information
| Chassis No. | NX3463 |
|---|---|
| Engine No. | NX3469 |
| Registration No. | CH 8280 |
| Date of Delivery: | 31 Mar 1929 |
| Type of Body: | 4-seater |
| Coachbuilder: | Vanden Plas |
| Type of Car: | * |
| First Owner: | KENSINGTON MOIR H |
| More Info: | According to original Vanden Plas Coachbuilder records, this car was originally fitted with Body No. 1591 with a 9'9" 3-door, 4-seater Sports; fabric blue/blue; 3/1929. Michael Hay, in his book Bentley: The Vintage Years, 1997, states: "D/7183. Vanden Plas body no. 1591. Reg WT 43." |
Mar 1, 2007