1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
Chassis No. PB3536
Engine No. PB3537
Registration No. VR 5906
December 31, 2019
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1930 Bentley 4½-Litre
New Year's Day Gathering, January 2020
Brooklands, Weybridge, Surrey
Source: Flickr, posted by user 'Zack's Motor Photos'
Posted: Feb 4, 2020
August 31, 2019
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Goodwood Revival, September 2019
Source: Flickr, posted by user 'Jan Martin'
Posted: Dec 19, 2019
July 31, 2019
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Seen at Brooklands, 11th August 2019.
Source: Steven
Posted: Sep 27, 2019
September 30, 2018
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1930 Bentley 4½-Litre with a "Bobtail" replica body
Bicester Heritage Sunday Scramble - Sunday 7th October 2018
Source: Flickr, posted by user 'Roy Cousins'
Posted: Feb 18, 2019
December 31, 2017
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William Medcalf, Liss, West Sussex
Source: Flickr, posted by user 'The 289 Register'
Posted: Mar 9, 2018
January 28, 2017
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Source: Flickr, posted by user 'Clive Barker'
Posted: Feb 8, 2017
October 8, 2016
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Source: Flickr, posted by user 'Anthony Britton'
Posted: Jun 14, 2017
March 19, 2016
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Brooklands - Bentley Drivers Club Tests, March 2016
Source: Flickr, posted by user 'Graham Chrimes'
Posted: Apr 4, 2016
February 20, 2016
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Brooklands Museum, February 2016
Source: Flickr, posted by user 'Neil Randell'
Posted: Apr 1, 2016
December 31, 2015
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Brooklands - New Year's Day Gathering 2016.
Source: Flickr, posted by users 'Graham Chrimes', 'Roger Lighterness' & 'Clive Barker'
Posted: Jan 7, 2016
December 31, 2015
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VSCC New Year's Driving Tests, January 2016
Source: Flickr, posted by user 'Clive Barker'
Posted: Feb 20, 2016
March 17, 2015
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Brooklands - Bentley Drivers Club Driving Tests - March 2015
Source: Flickr, posted by user 'Graham Chrimes'
Posted: May 22, 2015
December 31, 2014
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Source: Flickr, posted by users 'Roger Lighterness' & 'Clive Barker'
Posted: Jan 15, 2015
January 31, 2014
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VSCC Trials Brooklands, February 2014
Source: Flickr, posted by user 'peezedgee'
Posted: Dec 18, 2014
September 21, 2013
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Brooklands, September 2013
Source: Flickr, posted by user 'peezedgee'
Posted: Dec 13, 2014
August 31, 2013
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Shere Hill Climb, September 2013
Source: Flickr, posted by user 'growler2ndrow'
Posted: Sep 8, 2014
August 3, 2013
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Classic Days - Schloss Dyck, August 2013
Source: Flickr, posted by user 'Frits Klijn'
Posted: Jul 25, 2015
March 2, 2013
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Source: Flickr, posted by user 'f1jherbert'
Posted: Mar 24, 2015
December 31, 2012
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This photograph was taken at Brooklands Museum, New Year's Day 2013.
Source: Tim Summers
Posted: Jan 28, 2013
March 22, 2012
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Benjafileds AGM, March 2012
Source: Flickr, photo posted by user 'Adam Singer'
Posted: Nov 27, 2014
2012
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My Bentley VR5906 was featured in the TV program 'Midsomer Murders'. This was filmed in 2010 and aired early 2011. The Episode was called 'Death in the Fast Lane'.
My car has appeared in several TV programs including Chris Barrie, Britain’s Greatest Machines (you already have a shot from this via National Geographic below) and Supersizers Eat the Twenties, an English TV Lifestyle/Food program.
Source: Julian Grimwade (Owner)
Posted: Sep 27, 2012
2012
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This photograph was taken during the Vintage Sports Car Club New Year's driving tests event at Brooklands 2012.
Posted: Mar 31, 2012
2011
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Classics on the Green Harpenden, 2011
Source: Russell Browne
Posted: Jul 5, 2013
2009
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Source: Flickr, posted by user 'Kasey6' and Smugmug, photos posted by user 'Mark Brock'
Posted: Jul 5, 2010
March 31, 2008
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Bentley Boys at Brooklands in April 2008.
Source: Nonesuche and Flickr, posted by user 'Dom'
Posted: Jan 24, 2009
2008
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Source: Flickr, posted by user 'exfordy', Benjafield's Racing Club, Classic and Performance Car, Picasa, posted by user 'Minimarj', Forums Auto Sport, posted by user 'frogeye59', Russell Browne and Bob Rippon
Posted: Sep 29, 2007
2007
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"I am the current owner of this car. I bought it in February 2005. I have some early history, up to 1936 and since 1987 but there is a big gap postwar. It was owned by Townshend in 1959 but no idea of body style then. It is believed to have been a saloon then a shooting brake, then an open four seater. It is now a very accurate recreation of the Bobtail car as raced in 1929. It is still a matching numbers car and I believe it to be one of the first all Electron cars."
Source: Julian Grimwade (Owner)
Posted: Jun 9, 2007
2007
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1st car Brooklands 2007.
Source: Nonesuche
Posted: Jan 24, 2009
July 19, 2006
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Source: Flickr, posted by users 'Raphael Dobbelaere'
Posted: Apr 14, 2015
March 11, 2006
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Brooklands Museum Bentley Gathering, March 2006
Source: Flickr, posted by user 'Clive Barker'
Posted: Feb 28, 2015
In England in 2006 / Owned by a BDC member
Posted: Jan 1, 0001
2005
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Source: Flickr, posted by user 'welshmotorsport', Arcbrno (Czechoslovakia) and Russell Browne
Posted: Oct 13, 2012
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Source: Chris Card, Motor Snaps and NatGeo TV
Posted: Jan 16, 2008
Earliest Record Of Historical Facts &
Information
| Chassis No. |
PB3536 |
| Engine No. |
PB3537 |
| Registration No. |
VR 5906 |
| Date of Delivery: |
31 Jan 1930 |
| Type of Body: |
Saloon |
| Coachbuilder: |
CARLTON |
| Type of Car: |
No info |
| First Owner: |
SMITH H W |
| More Info: |
Michael Hay, in his book Bentley: The Vintage Years, 1997, states: "Was station wagon, then 4 seater, Rebuilt as "Bobtail" replica (YW 2557, chassis KM3088) 1984/87 - body by H&H." |
Mar 1, 2007
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