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1928 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
Chassis No. ST3024
Engine No. ST3024
Registration No. WW 3973
March 31, 2019
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Source: Flickr, posted by user 'Timothy Payne'
Posted: May 10, 2019
July 31, 2018
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Source: Simon Laidlaw
Posted: Aug 14, 2018
May 4, 2017
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Source: Flickr, posted by user 'C.J's Photos'
Posted: May 19, 2017
March 31, 2017
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Source: Flickr, posted by users 'Aaron Sneddon' & 'Ian Wylie'
Posted: Apr 14, 2017
July 31, 2015
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Source: Flickr, posted by user 'Roy Cousins'
Posted: Aug 22, 2015
April 17, 2015
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Source: Flickr, posted by user 'Roy Cousins'
Posted: Jun 26, 2015
2015
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Source: George Wallace
Posted: Jul 30, 2015
December 31, 2012
Alec Hewett from late 1930's to c. 1950.
Alec Hewett sold the car after purchasing 8-litre Chassis No. YX5125
M.C. Bailey from (?) until 1974
When I purchased the car from Mr. Bailey he told me that he had owned it for many years.
I was responsible for changing the wings from those shown in Peter Mullett's photo, I also swapped the engine With that from Chassis No. HB3410. The body fitted at this point was by VDP, but I believe that it was previously fitted to another make of car as it was not a good fit to the Chassis Mr. Steele subsequently rebodied the car as a LeMans Rep.
Source: John Murch (Owner 1974 - 1985)
Posted: Jan 30, 2013
July 8, 2011
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Source: Flickr, posted by user 'Adam Singer'
Posted: Oct 10, 2014
June 30, 2011
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"The owner is my brother Michael Steele and is at Meriden, Warwickshire, near where Triumph motorcycles used to be made, Velocettes being still being maintained in a factory about six kilometers down the road to Coventry. My brother indulges himself with old cars (all of which are in tip-top condition). The Bentley in question is a 3/4 and a half that does a good turn of speed..."
Source: Paul Steele
Posted: Aug 1, 2011
August 31, 2009
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Source: Bob Rippon
Posted: Sep 23, 2009
July 31, 2009
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This photograph was taken by Michael Immecke.
Source: Michael J Immecke
Posted: Aug 6, 2009
2008
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Source: Flickr, photo by user 'Dom'
Posted: Jan 24, 2009
2007
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Source: German Car Zone and Auto Power Girl
Posted: May 16, 2011
2006
Posted: Jan 1, 0001
1985
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The photograph above is about 20 years old but the car is believed to look much the same even today.
Source: John Murch
Posted: Jan 3, 2008
1974
Source: John Murch
Posted: Jan 28, 2013
1958
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"I remember this Bentley from the late 1950s when it belonged to a Mr Rodney Thomas of Fulham in West London... My father worked at Rodney Thomas's architectural studio and used the car pretty much all the time. In fact, this was the first car I drove, even took my driving test in it! It has been great to discover thanks to the internet that this Bentley is still "alive"!
I have no way of getting the chassis number now as that was in the late '50s and my father and the owner of the Bentley at that time, (Rodney Thomas of Seymour Walk in Fulham. W. London), have long since passed away. But the license plate is the same as you will see in the photograph. Rodney Thomas rarely drove anything, let alone the "beast" as he called WW, so my father used the car pretty much as his own.
Strange though, I notice a lot of differences from "our" WW to the one that's currently pictured on the web page. The body seems smaller now. I do know that when we had it there was a looming problem of rot in the ash frame, and we just didn't have the funds then to undergo the expensive rebuilding that was going to be due on the car soon. Maybe after we lost touch with Rodney Thomas the Bentley was sold on then re-built on the smaller chassis. I remember going to a Bentley restorer somewhere in South London I think with my father and having the work assessed, but we couldn't afford whatever it was I do know that. However it was a great workshop, no doubt your membership will know of it and its history. The man there used to work at Bentley in Cricklewood and when the firm was sold to Rolls Royce he left and set up his own "Bentley" shop. I recall seeing a custom built Bentley there with an 8ltr engine installed on a 3½ ltr "boat back" chassis and body... for an Italian owner I seem to recall who wanted to run it at Monza, not in a race, just to do it! Absolutely beautiful!"
Source: Peter Mullett
Posted: Apr 19, 2012
1954
Source: Colin Turner
Posted: Dec 19, 2017
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Source: Flickr
Posted: Jan 20, 2009
Earliest Record Of Historical Facts & Information
| Chassis No. | ST3024 |
|---|---|
| Engine No. | ST3024 |
| Registration No. | WW 3973 |
| Date of Delivery: | 31 Oct 1927 |
| Type of Body: | Saloon |
| Coachbuilder: | ALBANY |
| Type of Car: | No info |
| First Owner: | HEAP E |
| More Info: | Michael Hay, in his book Bentley: The Vintage Years, 1997, states: "Rebuilt on ch. 1071 with 4 seat body and eng HB 3412 ex HB 3410. Chassis ST 3024 built into ch. 722." |
Mar 1, 2007