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1926 Bentley 6½ Litre ST2 Saloon
Chassis No. WB2565
Engine No. WB2562
Registration No. YP 7937 / LU 23918
2013
Bentley 6.5/8 litre; 1926; 6 cyl.; 4 seater Le Mans Tourer; ch.no. WB2565. This car is a real 'working horse': it participated to the world's toughest long distance rallies like Peking-Paris, Carrera Sudamericana, South Africa Vintage Tour, New Zealand Vintage Tour and many other rallies and competitions.
Participating Team: Craig and Bunny Davis, USA
Source: LouisChevrolet.com
Posted: Jul 15, 2013
August 12, 2011
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Source: Flickr, posted by user 'Roy Cousins'
Posted: Jun 24, 2015
April 23, 2011
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Source: Flickr, posted by user 'Beetlebomb Pohutukawa'
Posted: Mar 26, 2015
October 18, 2010
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Source: Flickr, posted by user 'mrarch54'
Posted: Apr 3, 2015
November 30, 2009
HISTORY
2000 acquired by Gerry Leumann, Switzerland
1989 owned by Spencer Flack, England
1988 Total restoration
Year? owned by T.J. Dutton, Watford, England
1986 owned by David Finlay, England
1976 owned by J.C. Wardell, England
1972 owned by P. Bentley, England
1968 owned by H.A. Booth, England
1936 owned by J.O. Kastner-Walmsley, England
1934 owned by S.K. Tromann, Birmingham
1931 owned by T. Miller Jones, London
May 19, 1926 delivered by Jack Withers & Co., London, to Ulrich Charles Pusinelli, London
PARTICIPATED IN EVENTS
(see photos below)
2008 California Mille, Copperstate 1000
2007 Peking to Paris Challenge, finished 1st in Class, VSCC Award, Gold Medal
2006 Vintage Bentley Tour of South Africa, Carrera Sudamericana Buenos-Aires to Ecuador, Sardegna Classic 1st in Class
2005 Ennstal Classic, Liege-Rome
2004 Gran Premio Nuvolari, Transapenninica
2003 Grand Prix de Tunis
2002 Vintage Bentley Tour of New Zealand
2001 Vintage Bentley Tour of South Africa, 2000 km durch Deutschland
Source: Gerry Leumann (Owner)
Posted: Dec 17, 2009
2007
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Source: Gerry Leumann (Owner)
Posted: Dec 17, 2009
2007
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1926 Bentley 6½ Litre Tourer
Gerold Leumann / Hans-Rudolf Portmann driving a 1926 Bentley 6½ Litre Tourer during the Peking to Paris Motor Challenge 2007 (June-July 2007)
This car won the Vintage Sports Car Club Award for pre 1931 cars during this event.
Source: Peking to Paris Motor Challenge 2007 & Flickr
Posted: Aug 2, 2007
2006
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Source: Gerry Leumann (Owner)
Posted: Dec 17, 2009
2006
Posted: Jan 1, 0001
2005
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Source: Gerry Leumann (Owner)
Posted: Dec 17, 2009
2004
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Source: Gerry Leumann (Owner)
Posted: Dec 17, 2009
2003
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Source: Gerry Leumann (Owner)
Posted: Dec 17, 2009
2002
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Source: Gerry Leumann (Owner)
Posted: Dec 17, 2009
2001
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Source: Russell Browne
Posted: Jul 13, 2013
2001
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Source: Gerry Leumann (Owner)
Posted: Dec 17, 2009
1998
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Source: Gerry Leumann
Posted: Dec 17, 2009
1996
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Source: "Queste" magazine, Summer 1996
Posted: Dec 26, 2006
1972
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Tracey Stainforth's father David Horner (owner of JK 221 in the 1970s) "...had links to other Bentleys YP 7937 owned by Paul Bentley from 1972 and has a receipt from 1967 for a partly dismantled 3 litre Bentley Reg: AX 4139 (£150)." says Tracey Stainforth.
Source: Tracey Stainforth
Posted: Aug 7, 2013
February 28, 1927
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Source: Bentley Spotting
Posted: Feb 26, 2015
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Source: YouTube
Posted: Oct 25, 2008
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Text in ad says: 1926 Bentley 6½ litre. Vanden Plas type 4-seater Open Tourer coachwork, magnificently well finished. Tonneau and weather gear supplied. The overall appearance and performance of this vehicle are outstanding.
Source: "Thoroughbred & Classic Cars" magazine, June 1977
Posted: Jul 22, 2008
Earliest Record Of Historical Facts & Information
| Chassis No. | WB2565 |
|---|---|
| Engine No. | WB2562 |
| Registration No. | YP 7937 / LU 23918 |
| Date of Delivery: | 31 Jul 1926 |
| Type of Body: | Saloon |
| Coachbuilder: | SURBITON |
| Type of Car: | ST2 |
| First Owner: | PUSINELLI U C |
| More Info: | Michael Hay, in his book Bentley: The Vintage Years, 1997, states: "BS box, Rebuilt as Le Mans replica on 11'2" WB, body by H&H." |
Mar 1, 2007