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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 Saloon
1930 Bentley 4½-Litre
New Year's Day Gathering, January 2020
Brooklands, Weybridge, Surrey

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Posted: Feb 4, 2020

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August 31, 2019

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1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
Goodwood Revival, September 2019

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Posted: Dec 19, 2019

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July 31, 2019

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1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
Seen at Brooklands, 11th August 2019.

Source: Steven
Posted: Sep 27, 2019

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September 30, 2018

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1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
1930 Bentley 4½-Litre with a "Bobtail" replica body
Bicester Heritage Sunday Scramble - Sunday 7th October 2018

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Posted: Feb 18, 2019

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December 31, 2017

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1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
William Medcalf, Liss, West Sussex

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Posted: Mar 9, 2018

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January 28, 2017

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1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon

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Posted: Feb 8, 2017

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October 8, 2016

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1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon

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Posted: Jun 14, 2017

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March 19, 2016

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1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
Brooklands - Bentley Drivers Club Tests, March 2016

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Posted: Apr 4, 2016

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February 20, 2016

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1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
Brooklands Museum, February 2016

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Posted: Apr 1, 2016

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December 31, 2015

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1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
Brooklands - New Year's Day Gathering 2016.

Source: Flickr, posted by users 'Graham Chrimes', 'Roger Lighterness' & 'Clive Barker'
Posted: Jan 7, 2016

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December 31, 2015

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1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
VSCC New Year's Driving Tests, January 2016

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Posted: Feb 20, 2016

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March 17, 2015

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1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
Brooklands - Bentley Drivers Club Driving Tests - March 2015

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Posted: May 22, 2015

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December 31, 2014

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1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon

Source: Flickr, posted by users 'Roger Lighterness' & 'Clive Barker'
Posted: Jan 15, 2015

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January 31, 2014

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1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
VSCC Trials Brooklands, February 2014

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Posted: Dec 18, 2014

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September 21, 2013

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1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
Brooklands, September 2013

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Posted: Dec 13, 2014

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August 31, 2013

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1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
Shere Hill Climb, September 2013

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Posted: Sep 8, 2014

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August 3, 2013

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1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
Classic Days - Schloss Dyck, August 2013

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Posted: Jul 25, 2015

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March 2, 2013

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1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon

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Posted: Mar 24, 2015

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December 31, 2012

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1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
This photograph was taken at Brooklands Museum, New Year's Day 2013. 

Source: Tim Summers
Posted: Jan 28, 2013

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March 22, 2012

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1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
Benjafileds AGM, March 2012

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Posted: Nov 27, 2014

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2012

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1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
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

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2012

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1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
This photograph was taken during the Vintage Sports Car Club New Year's driving tests event at Brooklands 2012.

Posted: Mar 31, 2012

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2011

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1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
Classics on the Green Harpenden, 2011

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Posted: Jul 5, 2013

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2009

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1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
 

Source: Flickr, posted by user 'Kasey6' and Smugmug, photos posted by user 'Mark Brock'
Posted: Jul 5, 2010

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March 31, 2008

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1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
Bentley Boys at Brooklands in April 2008.

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Posted: Jan 24, 2009

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2008

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1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
 

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

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2007

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1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
"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

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2007

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1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
1st car Brooklands 2007.

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Posted: Jan 24, 2009

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July 19, 2006

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1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon

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Posted: Apr 14, 2015

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March 11, 2006

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1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
Brooklands Museum Bentley Gathering, March 2006

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Posted: Feb 28, 2015

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2006
In England in 2006 / Owned by a BDC member

Posted: Jan 1, 0001

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2005

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1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
 

Source: Flickr, posted by user 'welshmotorsport', Arcbrno (Czechoslovakia) and Russell Browne
Posted: Oct 13, 2012

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1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
 

Source: Chris Card, Motor Snaps and NatGeo TV
Posted: Jan 16, 2008

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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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