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1930 Bentley 4½ Litre 4-seater
Chassis No. PB3546
Engine No. PB3546
Registration No. GC 3656
April 30, 2014
Source: Brett Peattie
Posted: May 23, 2014
May 31, 2013
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Source: Flickr, posted by user 'Ormsk Russia Mr Leshkin'
Posted: May 8, 2014
2009
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Source: Picasaweb, posted by user 'Bentleyalaska'
Posted: Dec 1, 2010
2006
Posted: Jan 1, 0001
2005
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Neil and Sheila Carpenter’s 4½ failed to proceed an hour from the finishing line and had to be trailered in. Not to be beaten, WA BDC member Kevin Cochrane drove his 4WD into the Pacific Ocean with the 4½ on the trailer and the Carpenters in the driving seats sipping champagne.
Source: Bentley Drivers Club, Western Australia
Posted: Oct 3, 2007
1984
Source: Colin Kilpatrick (Former owner)
Posted: May 22, 2019
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Source: Neil Carpenter
Posted: Jun 20, 2007
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This 4½ litre Bentley is one of only eighty that were delivered new in 1930 and benefits from having a very late specification. Heavy pattern chassis frame, self-wrapping front brakes etc.
The engine has been rebuilt and a steel crank shaft and rods fitted some 10,000 miles ago. The gearbox, differential and the braking system have all been rebuilt. All works have been carried out by marque specialists and all invoices are available as well as an extensive history file showing continuous history with just ten owners.
In 2005 she crossed Australia and in 2009 took on Alaska. The car was originally fitted with a Vanden Plas body number 1637 which was a four seater sports. This was subsequently changed for a new body built by James Pearce approximately 25 years ago finished in desirable book binders material. She retains her original windscreen, fixtures and fittings.
Source: The Medcalf Collection
Posted: Nov 25, 2013
Source: Michael Kilpatrick (Grandson of former owner)
Posted: May 22, 2019
Earliest Record Of Historical Facts & Information
| Chassis No. | PB3546 |
|---|---|
| Engine No. | PB3546 |
| Registration No. | GC 3656 |
| Date of Delivery: | 31 Dec 1929 |
| Type of Body: | 4-seater |
| Coachbuilder: | Vanden Plas |
| Type of Car: | No info |
| First Owner: | Joe Lumb |
| More Info: | According to original Vanden Plas Coachbuilder records, this car was originally fitted with Body No. 1637 with a 4-seater Sports; £179; 1/1930. Michael Hay, in his book Bentley: The Vintage Years, 1997, states: "Vanden Plas body no. 1637. Eng 1055 ex ch. 1046 now PL 3479 ex PL 3481. Was boat-tail, pearce Vanden Plas tourer fitted 1989." "The info here is wrong. Jim Pearce built an an exact replica of the original VDP body from original photos. It was NOT boattailed at any stage. I got the photos from the second owner. The windscreen is not the original. Jim Pearce organised that." - Colin Kilpatrick (Former owner) |
Mar 1, 2007