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1931 Bentley 4½ Litre 4-seater
Chassis No. XT3627
Engine No. XT3627
Registration No. GT 8773
January 31, 2020

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1931 Bentley 4½ Litre 4-seater
Bentley 4½ litre Sportsman's coupe by Maythorns of Biggleswade 1931
Chassis XT3627
Engine XT3627

Source: Flickr, posted by user 'chrispit1955'
Posted: Apr 1, 2020

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January 31, 2020

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1931 Bentley 4½ Litre 4-seater
1931 Bentley 4½ Litre 4-seater
1931 Bentley 4½ Litre 4-seater
1931 Bentley 4½ Litre 4-seater
1931 Bentley 4½ Litre 4-seater
1931 Bentley 4½ Litre 4-seater
1931 Bentley 4½ Litre 4-seater
1931 Bentley 4½ Litre 4-seater
1931 Bentley 4½ Litre 4-seater
1931 Bentley 4½ Litre 4-seater
1931 Bentley 4½ Litre 4-seater
1931 Bentley 4½ Litre 4-seater
Found on Fiskens website on February 26, 2020

Source: Fiskens
Posted: Feb 26, 2020

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April 12, 2019

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1931 Bentley 4½ Litre 4-seater
1931 Bentley 4½-Litre Sportsmans Coupé by Maythorns of Biggleswade
VSCC Silverstone - Saturday 13th April 2019

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Posted: Mar 23, 2020

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January 31, 2015
"The coachwork on this car is the sole surviving example of the original six fixed head sportsmans coupes built by Maythorns of Biggleswade for Berkeley Street dealer Charles Follett."

Source: Michael Harrison (Owner)
Posted: Feb 6, 2015

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May 31, 2013
"This car was sent to the dealer in February 1931 with the VdP body -- this was quite a common practice. BUT the body was changed for the Maythorn Coupe before it was sold in December 1931, and this ORIGINAL body is still on the car."

Source: Michael Harrison (Owner)
Posted: Jun 30, 2013

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May 31, 2010

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1931 Bentley 4½ Litre 4-seater
1931 Bentley 4½ Litre 4-seater
Mike Harrison of Whitney-on-Wye bought the car in 1956 and has owned it ever since. 1931 4.5 litre. Current mileage 100,000.

Read full article published in Metro (newspaper) dated June 30, 2010.

Read full article published in Daily Mail (newspaper) dated June 30, 2010.

Source: N. Armstrong, Bob Rippon, 'Metro' June 30, 2010 & 'Daily Mail'' newspapers of June 30, 2010
Posted: Jul 1, 2010

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2006
In England in 2006 / Owned by a BDC member

Posted: Jan 1, 0001

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1958

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1931 Bentley 4½ Litre 4-seater
1931 Bentley 4½ Litre 4-seater
Parked outside Mike Harrison's parents' home in 1958.

Source: N. Armstrong, Bob Rippon, 'Metro' June 30, 2010 & 'Daily Mail'' newspapers of June 30, 2010
Posted: Jul 1, 2010

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1956
This car was purchased by Michael Harrison in 1956.

Source: Michael Harrison (Owner)
Posted: Jun 30, 2013

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April 30, 1932

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1931 Bentley 4½ Litre 4-seater
"The only original body now left of the 6 Maythorn Sportsman's Coupes built for Berkeley Street dealer, Charles Follett. (See KW 9530 and EU 919)"

Source: Michael Harrison (Owner)
Posted: Nov 10, 2014

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Earliest Record Of Historical Facts & Information

Chassis No. XT3627
Engine No. XT3627
Registration No. GT 8773
Date of Delivery: 31 Jan 1931
Type of Body: 4-seater
Coachbuilder: Vanden Plas
Type of Car: No info
First Owner: READ W R
More Info: According to original Vanden Plas Coachbuilder records, this car was originally fitted with Body No. 1688 with a standard 4-seater Sports; Weymann fabric; maroon / black; 1/1931. Michael Hay, in his book Bentley: The Vintage Years, 1997, states: "Vanden Plas body no. 1688. Now Maythorn coupe."

Mar 1, 2007

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