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1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
Chassis No. XF3525
Engine No. XF3522
Registration No. PN 5656
February 29, 2020

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1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
Found on P & A Wood website on March 11, 2020

Source: P & A Wood
Posted: Mar 11, 2020

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April 30, 2009
May 24, 2009: Stanley Mann Racing website notes that the car has been sold.

Posted: Jun 1, 2009

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April 2, 2009

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1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
Quoting Stanley Mann from Stanley Mann Racing:

"1929 Bentley 4½ Litre Le Mans
Registration Number: PN 5656 Chassis Number: XF3525 Engine Number: XR3335 Price: POA

Source: Stanley Mann Racing
Posted: Apr 3, 2009

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2009

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1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
Henley, 2009

Source: Picasa, photos posted by user 'kevin'
Posted: Jul 2, 2010

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2007

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1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
A well sorted, stunning looking example. Short chassis with all the right bits - 40 Gallon Le Mans fuel tank, louvered bonnet, overdrive, Feeny & Johnson brake servo, correct sloper carbs etc. Very sound driving car that has a lovely exhaust note. The car competed in the Challenge America Race from Laguna Niquel to Atlanta coming 4th in the pre-war class and it won the award for the oldest car to finish. It also won the best of show award at the Briggs Cunningham Museum. Since then it has had a complete engine rebuild by Roger Cook. Last major work was at Elmdown Engineering about 2,000 miles ago when it had a major service, brake overhaul and new clutch.

Colour - Green; Drive - RHD; Type - Cabrio / Roadster

Source: Classic Driver
Posted: Mar 9, 2007

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2007

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1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
Quoting Stanley Mann from Stanley Mann Racing:

"1929 Bentley 4½ Litre Short Chassis Le Mans

Restored some 20 years ago this very fine driving vintage Bentley has now added a little patina to it's résumé.

This vintage Bentley was restored for a true Bentley enthusiast (Jeremy Lloyd) in the 1980s.

We did a lot of work on the car before selling her to another Bentley enthusiast Howard Bevan. In fact, we've kept tabs on this one because she's always been a super car.

In 1996 she starred in the film 'Full Throttle' with Rowan Atkinson. I admit she did get top billing but never the less gave us a great shot which you can see on our extra pics page of this car (DVD is available).

Fitted with overdrive, big racing instruments and the big Le Mans tank. Louvered bonnet. You know I'm getting excited just reading this so now I'm off for a drive."

Source: Stanley Mann Racing
Posted: Jan 11, 2007

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March 11, 2006

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1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
Brooklands Museum Bentley Gathering, March 2006

Source: Flickr, posted by user 'Clive Barker'
Posted: Feb 19, 2015

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2006
In England in 2006 / Owned by a BDC member

Posted: Jan 1, 0001

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2001

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1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
These photographs were taken during the 2001 Brooklands Society Reunion. Bentley At Top Of Test Hill.

Source: The Brooklands Society
Posted: Aug 21, 2007

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1995

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1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
Car is shown during the filming of "Full Throttle", the true story of Sir Henry Birkin.

Source: Stanley Mann Racing
Posted: Nov 14, 2006

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June 30, 1984

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1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
"My father, Mr. John Mitchell owned this car and my husband and I were driven to the church in Little Marlow, Buckinghamshire to get married in July 1984. My husband and father shipped this car to America to race in the Challenge Amercia Race. I would very much like to know where this car is now if you have any information on who might own it.

Source: Debby Bignell (Daughter of former owner, John Mitchell)
Posted: Jun 8, 2016

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1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
"My late father Patrick Kelly acquired this car in 2007 from Stanley Mann. It has been maintained by Graham Moss since. My father drove it twice down to St Tropez from his home in Henley on Thames."

Source: Matthew Kelly (Owner)
Posted: Dec 4, 2019

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"I owned this car for a few years and will post some photos.

Best I recall I sold the car around 2009 but do need to check. I have got a copy of the registration, the original propshaft (before the o/d conversion) plus a rather nice photo of it from the film."

Source: Peter Vaughan (Former owner)
Posted: Oct 1, 2016

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1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Saloon
"Found this cartoon that I had drawn as a present for my late father by Guy Allen. Thought it would be fun to add the history of the car."

Source: Matthew Kelly (Owner)
Posted: Feb 17, 2020

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Earliest Record Of Historical Facts & Information

Chassis No. XF3525
Engine No. XF3522
Registration No. PN 5656
Date of Delivery: 31 Aug 1929
Type of Body: Saloon
Coachbuilder: GURNEY NUYYING
Type of Car: No info
First Owner: BARHAM H A
More Info: Michael Hay, in his book Bentley: The Vintage Years, 1997, states: "Reconstructed on 9'9�" frame, Vanden Plas 4 seater, engine XR3335 ex XR3337. Eng XF 3522. in ch. 966."

Mar 1, 2007

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