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1929 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
Chassis No. PL3481
Engine No. PL3479
Registration No. No info
September 30, 2013

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1929 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
1929 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
1929 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
1929 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
1929 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
May 22, 2014: Sold

Source: NDR Limited
Posted: Oct 31, 2010

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March 22, 2012

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1929 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
1929 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
Benjafileds AGM, March 2012

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Posted: Nov 24, 2014

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2011

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1929 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
Donington Historic Festival, 2011

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Posted: Mar 19, 2015

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June 30, 2010

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1929 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
Le Mans Classic 2010

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Posted: Oct 20, 2010

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October 31, 2009

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1929 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
1929 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
1929 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
1929 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
Beaujolais Rally, Nov 2009

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Posted: Nov 26, 2010

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October 31, 2009

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1929 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
1929 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
1929 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
Beaujolais Rally, November 2009

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Posted: Mar 6, 2019

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September 25, 2009

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1929 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
"Spa 6-hours 2009.
Bentley 4½ Litre, Chassis No. PL3481, rebuilt as S/C"

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Posted: Jan 28, 2015

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July 31, 2009

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1929 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
Silverstone, Aug 2009

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Posted: Nov 26, 2010

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June 30, 2009

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1929 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
1929 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
1929 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
1929 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
1929 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
1929 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
1929 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
Photographs taken on July 25, 2009 at the Sliverstone Classic - Pre-war Sportscars.

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Posted: Oct 18, 2010

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2009

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1929 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
VSCC Spring Start 2009

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Posted: Jun 25, 2011

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August 31, 2008

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1929 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
1929 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
1929 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
1929 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
Goodwood Revival Meeting on September 21, 2008

Source: Bob Rippon
Posted: Sep 27, 2008

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August 31, 2008

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1929 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
1929 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
The car was raced at Silverstone, Mallory and Spa in September 2008.

Source: Nigel Batchelor (Owner)
Posted: Oct 16, 2008

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June 30, 2008

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1929 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
1929 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
1929 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
This car was purchased by Nigel Batchelor in July 2008. These photographs were taken in July 2008 at the Benjafields Sprint Meeting at Cornbury Park in July 2008.

Source: Nigel Batchelor (Owner)
Posted: Oct 15, 2008

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2008

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1929 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
1929 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
1929 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
1929 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
Goodwood Revival 2008.

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Posted: Jan 24, 2009

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2008

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1929 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
1929 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
1929 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
 

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Posted: Jun 25, 2011

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2007

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1929 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
1929 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
1929 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
Car appears in advertisement for Neil Davies Racing, Nov. 2007.

Source: Advertisement for Neil Davies Racing, Nov. 2007
Posted: Jan 29, 2008

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2006
In England in 2006 / Owned by a BDC member
In USA in 2006 / Owned by an RROC member

Posted: Jan 1, 0001

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2003

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1929 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
 

Source: Advertisement for RH Specialist Car Division, Freepost, 2003
Posted: Oct 12, 2007

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2002

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1929 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
Photograph taken during the European Concours D'Elegance Schwetzingen 2002.

Source: Madle
Posted: Feb 11, 2008

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1960
This car was owned by Robert Grounds from 1960 to 1968.

Source: Robert Grounds (Former owner)
Posted: Mar 5, 2019

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1929 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
 

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Posted: Sep 7, 2007

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Chassis PL3481 was originally fitted with a saloon body and registered in 1929. It was crashed in the late forties, and the damaged car was eventually purchased by Tom Gibson, who owned several damaged Bentleys, and remained in storage for some time. In the 1970's the chassis was separated from its axles and engine, and was subsequently rebuilt as a two seater supercharged 4 1/2, using heavy crank engine XT3629 and the 1930's body from chassis MS3949, an original blower. Because the original Registration could not be traced, the car was reregistered SV 4904.

Source: Nigel Batchelor
Posted: Oct 15, 2008

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Earliest Record Of Historical Facts & Information

Chassis No. PL3481
Engine No. PL3479
Registration No. No info
Date of Delivery: 31 May 1929
Type of Body: Saloon
Coachbuilder: Freestone & Webb
Type of Car: No info
First Owner: J.W. Chessum
More Info: Michael Hay, in his book Bentley: The Vintage Years, 1997, states: "Believed dismantled pre-war after fatal accident. Eng PL 3479 in ch. PB 3546. Rebuilt as 4� S/C, eng XT3629, 9'9�" chassis, 2 seater by Competition Cars of Nayland ex ch. MS 3949. See also ch. 434."

Mar 1, 2007

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