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1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Supercharged 104 4-seater
Chassis No. SM3907
Engine No. SM3909
Registration No. GK 8445
2017

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1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Supercharged 104 4-seater
Easter Festival Parade, 2017 Queensland, Australia

Source: Shannons
Posted: Jul 21, 2018

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2017

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1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Supercharged 104 4-seater
John Wagstaff in the Blower Bentley taking part in the Grand Parade at Highfields Historical Village Easter Festival 2017.

Source: Shannons
Posted: Jun 22, 2018

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2006
In Australia in 2006 / Owned by a BDC member

Posted: Jan 1, 0001

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1947

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1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Supercharged 104 4-seater
1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Supercharged 104 4-seater
"It's a very English car but not so the background. The year is 1947, driver a winner of the Australian Grand Prix...

Source: Stephen Dalton on Primotipo website
Posted: Apr 11, 2018

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1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Supercharged 104 4-seater
4½-litre SC at a race track near Sydney, Australia

Source: Flickr, posted by user 'mezza'
Posted: Nov 29, 2010

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The first 25 production Supercharged 4½ Litre cars where Chassis Nos. SM3901-SM3925, all with "smooth-case" blowers. The next 25 were Chassis Nos. MS3926-MS3950 and had "rib-case" blowers.

Production Blower Bentleys had handbrake handles made from rectangular stainless steel, whereas the five 4½ litre race cars for Tim Birkin had the "H" section handle, but were drilled for lightness.

Source: Robert McLellan
Posted: Feb 20, 2008

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"I believe this car was owned by the late John Cresswell. I knew of only one of these blowers in Australia. John and I were very good friends. He showed me the cover over the blower blower was a plain case. He restored the car in the 1960s, when I was working on 602 at the same time. John had a 3 litre at the same time. He bought this car as a chassis; I believe had a coupe body before. This car was last heard of in Queensland, Australia."

Source: Allan Jones
Posted: May 24, 2011

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Earliest Record Of Historical Facts & Information

Chassis No. SM3907
Engine No. SM3909
Registration No. GK 8445
Date of Delivery: 31 May 1930
Type of Body: 4-seater
Coachbuilder: Vanden Plas
Type of Car: 104
First Owner: RICHARDS R T
More Info: According to original Vanden Plas Coachbuilder records, this car was originally fitted with Body No. 1661 with a supercharged; Sports 4-seater; fabric; 5/1930. Michael Hay, in his book Bentley: The Vintage Years, 1997, states: "D/7212. Vanden Plas body no. 1661. In Australia. Had central gearchange, RH change refitted."

Mar 1, 2007

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