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1928 Bentley 4½ Litre 4-seater
Chassis No. RN3042
Engine No. RN3043
Registration No. MP 2219
February 28, 2019
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Source: AutoClassics
Posted: Mar 21, 2019
August 31, 2017
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Source: Flickr, posted by user 'Jan Barnier
Posted: Jul 9, 2020
April 21, 2017
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Source: Flickr, posted by user 'Roy Cousins'
Posted: May 8, 2017
July 31, 2016
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Source: Robert McLellan
Posted: Jan 17, 2020
July 31, 2016
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Source: Flickr, posted by user 'Roy Cousins'
Posted: Aug 23, 2016
May 31, 2016
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Source: Flickr, posted by user 'Roy Cousins'
Posted: Oct 14, 2016
March 31, 2016
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Source: Flickr, posted by user 'Roy Cousins'
Posted: May 17, 2016
September 4, 2015
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Source: Flickr, posted by user 'Gary'
Posted: Sep 23, 2015
July 31, 2015
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Source: Flickr, posted by user 'Roy Cousins'
Posted: Aug 21, 2015
April 30, 2015
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Benjafield's Sprint brings rare cars to Goodwood
Benjafield's Racing Club held its first Sprint event for seven years on Saturday 23rd May 2015, bringing a fantastic line-up of rare racing cars spanning over 100 years. Some drivers had driven for 24hrs while others flew in in from across Europe, New York, Singapore and beyond especially for the exclusive event that was free for spectators to attend.
Spectators were rewarded with a fantastic day of sprinting, with a lunchtime parade of all 23 Vintage Bentleys taking part, including several of the original Bentley 4.5L Blowers, before the cars lined up on the grid for enthusiasts to take a closer look.
The next Benjafield's Sprint will be held in May 2016.
Source: Photos by Gerard Brown (Made available by Andrea Seed)
Posted: Jun 16, 2015
April 17, 2015
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Source: Flickr, posted by user 'Roy Cousins'
Posted: Jul 2, 2015
September 27, 2014
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Source: Flickr, posted by user 'Brett'
Posted: Oct 8, 2014
August 2014
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Source: Flickr, posted by user 'Roy Cousins'
Posted: Jul 4, 2015
June 13, 2014
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Source: Flickr, posted by user 'Cole Trickle'
Posted: Nov 8, 2014
June 7, 2014
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Source: Flickr, posted by user 'SomeBlokeTakingPhotos'
Posted: Feb 5, 2015
May 31, 2014
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Source: Flickr, posted by user 'Chris McEvoy'
Posted: Mar 13, 2015
March 31, 2014
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Source: Flickr, posted by user 'peezedgee'
Posted: Dec 27, 2014
2014
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Source: Shadow Media
Posted: Aug 27, 2014
December 31, 2013
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Source: Flickr, posted by user 'peezedgee'
Posted: Dec 17, 2014
August 9, 2013
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Source: Flickr, posted by user 'Paul Holtom'
Posted: May 18, 2015
June 14, 2013
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Source: Flickr, posted by user 'Graham Woodward'
Posted: Jan 23, 2015
April 19, 2013
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Source: Flickr, posted by user 'Robert Knight'
Posted: Apr 25, 2015
May 31, 2012
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Source: Flickr, posted by user 'Graham Woodward'
Posted: Jan 19, 2015
2012
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Source: Telegraph, UK
Posted: May 6, 2013
2011
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Source: Russell Browne
Posted: May 17, 2013
April 30, 2010
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The following text was found on Stanley Mann's ad accompanying the photographs:
"1928 Bentley 4½ Litre Le Mans
Registration Number: MP 2219 Chassis Number: RN 3042 Engine Number: PM 3263
Here is a vintage Bentley which has had the preverbal (proverbial) fortune spent on her to get the ultimate mechanical reliability to do any race meeting or long rally you can throw at her.
In 2007 she competed in the Peking/Paris and finished 10th overall and 4th in class and winning a gold star (I feel a wow coming on).
Having done the event she was stripped down and given a full check over again with more vast bills to back this up.
So if you feel like getting a late entry for the 2010 Peking/Paris or want a real driver's vintage Bentley, then come along to The Fruit Farm and we can try and have a deal, no, correct that please, haggle. I do enjoy a good haggler."
Source: Stanley Mann Racing
Posted: May 7, 2010
2007
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Robert Abrey & Jane Abrey in the 1928 Bentley 4½ Le Mans
(Photo by Gerard Brown)
History Of The Peking To Paris Rally
In 1907 a Parisian newspaper issued a challenge: "What needs to be proved today is that as long as a man has a car, he can do anything and go anywhere. Is there anyone who will undertake to travel this summer from Peking to Paris by automobile?"
So started the Peking to Paris motor race.
Only five motorists managed to make the start in vehicles ranging from a three wheeled Contal cycle car to a 7 Litre Itala. The race followed a telegraph route which allowed the journalist travelling as a passenger in each car to wire their reports to the newspapers. This enabled the public in Europe and America to keep abreast of the race while it was being run.
The race was won by Prince Scipione Borghese in his Itala. The Prince was so confident of his chances of winning that he took a detour from Moscow to St Petersburg to attend a dinner held in his honour, before re-joining the race in Moscow.
(The following was written prior to the start of the 2007 event)
To celebrate this early pioneering motoring event The Endurance Rally Association has organised a re-enactment of the race to be held in 2007. A total of 134 cars will set out from Beijing (formerly Peking) on May 27th to follow the 1907 route as closely as possible (even making the detour from Moscow to St Petersburg).
Source: Peking to Paris Motor Challenge 2007
Posted: Aug 2, 2007
2006
Posted: Jan 1, 0001
2005
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Source: Flickr
Posted: Jan 22, 2009
1963
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Source: Motor Sport magazine, 1963
Posted: Mar 15, 2018
Symon Tabbenor's father owned Chassis no. BR2355 in the early 1970s.
Source: Symon Tabbenor (Former owner)
Posted: May 9, 2012
Earliest Record Of Historical Facts & Information
| Chassis No. | RN3042 |
|---|---|
| Engine No. | RN3043 |
| Registration No. | MP 2219 |
| Date of Delivery: | 29 Feb 1928 |
| Type of Body: | 4-seater |
| Coachbuilder: | Vanden Plas |
| Type of Car: | No info |
| First Owner: | TRACEY E H |
| More Info: | According to original Vanden Plas Coachbuilder records, this car was originally fitted with Body No. 1459 with a 10' 10½" wheelbase, 4-seater Tourer; 2/1928. Michael Hay, in his book Bentley: The Vintage Years, 1997, states: "Vanden Plas body no. 1459. Cut to 9' WB dismantled. Has spawned 2 cars - (1) Reg MP 2219 Vanden Plas 4 seater eng PM 3263 (2) Reg PNK 723 3cLitre engine 2 seater." |
Mar 1, 2007