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1929 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
Chassis No. RL3449
Engine No. RL3450
Registration No. UL 7870
August 31, 2019
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Goodwood Estate, Chichester, West Sussex
Source: Flickr, posted by user 'Zack's Motor Photos'
Posted: Jan 30, 2020
March 31, 2019
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Source: Flickr, posted by user 'Timothy Payne'
Posted: May 20, 2019
March 31, 2018
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Source: Sports Car Digest
Posted: Jul 30, 2018
April 2017
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Source: Flickr, posted by users 'Aaron Sneddon' and '<p&p>photo'
Posted: Apr 12, 2017
December 31, 2013
Source: Hugh Apthorp (Owner)
Posted: Jan 1, 2014
June 30, 2012
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Source: Flickr, posted by user 'pontfire'
Posted: Jul 27, 2013
2010
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Source: Hugh Apthorp (Owner)
Posted: Jan 1, 2014
2010
Source: Hugh Apthorp (Owner)
Posted: Jan 1, 2014
January 31, 2009
"At the bottom of this page, Michael Hay talks of a rebuild on a new frame in 1947. What is the chassis no. of your car (Reg UL 7870)? Hay also says #RL3449 got a new body. Then was it this body that got the new chassis? You would be the best person to know, since you can physically sight the chassis no."
— VintageBentleys.org
Mr. Fletcher replied on Feb 20, 2009 with a copy of a 2001 letter signed by Michael Hay, which is reproduced below, in full.
(Click here to view the original.)
Posted: Jan 1, 0001
2006
Source: Bill Fletcher (Owner)
Posted: Feb 6, 2009
2003
Posted: Jan 1, 0001
October 31, 1949
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Bentley 4½ Litre engine and R.L. 3449, with magnificent grey 5-seater touring body, 1937 Car rebuilt on blower frame, 1947, by Lawrence Engine, chassis and body in first-class condition £600. Riddell, Baldock, Herts. Tel: Baldock 37
Source: Motor Sport, November 1949 (Made available by Lars Hedborg)
Posted: Jun 15, 2015
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This photograph is from an advertisement by Clarendons in "Thoroughbred & Classic Cars" magazine, October 1980.
Source: "Thoroughbred & Classic Cars" magazine, October 1980
Posted: Aug 22, 2008
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Source: Photos from Classic Restorations (Scotland) Ltd.
Posted: Aug 26, 2008
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Source: Advertisement for Coys of Kensington in 1986 Posted: Oct 08, 2007
Posted: Jan 1, 0001
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Source: Flickr (Uploaded on Flickr on June 4, 2008)
Posted: Jan 19, 2009
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Source: Advertisement for Classic Restorations, Nov. 2007
Posted: Jan 29, 2008
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Text in advt reads: 1929 W. O. BENTLEY 4 1/2 LITRE 4 SEATER TOURER. British racing green. Excellent condition.
Source: "Thoroughbred & Classic Cars" magazine, March 1981
Posted: Aug 13, 2008
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Text in advt reads: 1929 Bentley 4½-litre Le Mans.
Source: "Thoroughbred & Classic Cars" magazine, July 1981
Posted: Aug 25, 2008
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Text in March 1982 advt reads:
1929 Bentley 4½-litre Le Mans. Restored in 1980 by S. Mann: Magnificent concours condition.
Text in April 1982 advt reads:
1929 Bentley 4½-litre: Le Mans type
Source: "Thoroughbred & Classic Cars" magazine, March 1982 & April 1982
Posted: Aug 25, 2008
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Source: Ed Hyman
Posted: Nov 23, 2007
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Text in advt reads: 1929 W.O. BENTLEY 4 1/2 LITRE TOURER. Le Mans type body finished in green. Excellent in all respects.
Source: "Thoroughbred & Classic Cars" magazine, May 1981
Posted: Aug 13, 2008
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Text in advt reads: 4 1/2 Litre Le Mans - Superb
Source: "Thoroughbred & Classic Cars" magazine, Aug 1981 & Sep 1981 issues
Posted: Aug 13, 2008
Earliest Record Of Historical Facts & Information
| Chassis No. | RL3449 |
|---|---|
| Engine No. | RL3450 |
| Registration No. | UL 7870 |
| Date of Delivery: | 28 Feb 1929 |
| Type of Body: | Saloon |
| Coachbuilder: | VICTOR BROOM |
| Type of Car: | No info |
| First Owner: | TURNER A |
| More Info: | Michael Hay, in his book Bentley: The Vintage Years, 1997, states: "Rebuilt on Supercharged frame by Lawrence 1947 (?which), 4 seater. (*Read comments by Bill Fletcher and Michael Hay above.) Now Le Mans replica by Meynell Phillips." |