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1927 Bentley 3 Litre SP 4-seater
Chassis No. TN1551
Engine No. TN1553
Registration No. KW 1500
June 30, 2018
"I have just acquired Chassis No. TN1551 via Vintage and Prestige. I am acquainted with the penultimate owner, Malcolm Hobbs (with whom I toured some years ago, him in this car, me in my Jarvis bodied 3-ltr) and the owner before Malcolm, Terry Lister.

Source: Terry Unwin (Owner)
Posted: Jul 30, 2018

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April 30, 2018

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1927 Bentley 3 Litre SP 4-seater
1927 Bentley 3 Litre SP 4-seater
1927 Bentley 3 Litre SP 4-seater
1927 Bentley 3 Litre SP 4-seater
1927 Bentley 3 Litre SP 4-seater
1927 Bentley 3 Litre SP 4-seater
1927 Bentley 3 Litre SP 4-seater
1927 Bentley 3 Litre SP 4-seater
1927 Bentley 3 Litre SP 4-seater
1927 Bentley 3 Litre SP 4-seater
1927 Bentley 3 Litre SP 4-seater
1927 Bentley 3 Litre SP 4-seater
1927 Bentley 3 Litre SP 4-seater
1927 Bentley 3 Litre SP 4-seater
1927 Bentley 3 Litre SP 4-seater
1927 Bentley 3 Litre SP 4-seater
1927 Bentley 3 Litre SP 4-seater
1927 Bentley 3 Litre SP 4-seater
1927 Bentley 3 Litre SP 4-seater
1927 Bentley 3 Litre SP 4-seater
1927 Bentley 3 Litre SP 4-seater
1927 Bentley 3 Litre SP 4-seater
1927 Bentley 3 Litre SP 4-seater
1927 Bentley 3 Litre SP 4-seater
1927 Bentley 3 Litre SP 4-seater
1927 Bentley 3 Litre SP 4-seater
1927 Bentley 3 Litre SP 4-seater
Sold as of July 24, 2018

Source: Vintage & Prestige Classic Cars LTD
Posted: May 22, 2018

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May 31, 2014
"I purchased this very original 3 Litre from Malcolm Hobbs in May 2014. Malcolm had owned the car for some 14 years and looked after it beautifully. I agree with Malcolm's view that the car has probably never been fully taken apart and 'restored'."

Source: Kishan de Silva (Owner)
Posted: Jun 20, 2014

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April 30, 2014
This car was purchased by Kishan de Silva in May 2014.

Source: Kishan de Silva (Owner)
Posted: Jun 20, 2014

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April 30, 2012

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1927 Bentley 3 Litre SP 4-seater
1927 Bentley 3 Litre SP 4-seater
Chepstow UK, May 2012

Source: Flickr, posted by user 'Mark Hobbs'
Posted: Jan 2, 2013

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July 31, 2008
The original body 1335 is still fitted and in excellent condition. The car is used regularly on BDC events. In the original specification the car was fitted with a VDP luggage rack.

Source: Malcolm Hobbs (Owner)
Posted: Aug 1, 2008

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2008

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1927 Bentley 3 Litre SP 4-seater
1927 Bentley 3 Litre SP 4-seater
1927 Bentley 3 Litre SP 4-seater
1927 Bentley 3 Litre SP 4-seater
1927 Bentley 3 Litre SP 4-seater
 

Source: Rolls-Royce and Bentley Garages
Posted: Feb 11, 2009

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2006
In Wales in 2006 / Owned by a BDC member

Posted: Jan 1, 0001

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2001
This car was purchased by Malcolm Hobbs, England in 2001.

Source: Malcolm Hobbs
Posted: Aug 1, 2008

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1969

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1927 Bentley 3 Litre SP 4-seater
Monza 1969

Source: eBay
Posted: Oct 5, 2010

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1966
"I recently discovered a long forgotten photograph, taken in 1966, of me driving Mr John Weatheritt's (a good friend at that time), 1927 Bentley 3 litre open VDP fabric bodied car.

This car was chassis number NT1551 (TN1551 - typo? - VintageBentleys.org), and carried its original U.K. registration number KW 1500. from Bradford in Yorkshire. I wrote to the BDC as I recalled John was a stalwart member at the time. It seems the car and John parted company in 1980 and they have no subsequent knowledge of it, or its whereabouts.

It was suggested by them that you may be able to tell me if the car still exists! I certainly hope it does, somewhere. I could send the photograph if you are interested.

Thank you for any light you may be able to cast on this car's current whereabouts."

Source: Edward Marston
Posted: Jan 14, 2016

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1966

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1927 Bentley 3 Litre SP 4-seater
1927 Bentley 3 Litre SP 4-seater
"I enclose a photograph of me behind the wheel of the above car, which belonged to a good friend and colleague of mine, when we both were employed by a Ford Main Dealer in Woodford, called Frank G. Gates Ltd. I worked there from 1963 to 1969. He was called Mr John Weatheritt, (I hope that I have got the spelling of his name right, it was a while ago now).

The photograph was taken in 1966. I believe the vehicle was in very original condition then, when it was about 40 years old. It had originally belonged to a wealthy mill owner from Bradford in Yorkshire, when new.

I hope the photograph reproduces okay. The other photograph shows John in his car with the young woman who later became my wife."

Source: Edward Marston
Posted: Mar 9, 2016

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1927 Bentley 3 Litre SP 4-seater
 

Source: RMC Cars, France
Posted: Jul 27, 2010

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Earliest Record Of Historical Facts & Information

Chassis No. TN1551
Engine No. TN1553
Registration No. KW 1500
Date of Delivery: 30 Nov 1926
Type of Body: 4-seater
Coachbuilder: Vanden Plas
Type of Car: SP
First Owner: BRIGGS A W
More Info: According to original Vanden Plas Coachbuilder records, this car was originally fitted with Body No. 1335 with a Sporting 4-seater 'as show job'; 12/1926. Michael Hay, in his book Bentley: The Vintage Years, 1997, states: "Vanden Plas body no. 1335."

Mar 1, 2007

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