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1931 Bentley 8 Litre 12 Saloon
Chassis No. YF5008
Engine No. YF5008
Registration No. GK 4300
2007

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1931 Bentley 8 Litre 12 Saloon

Source: RROC
Posted: Sep 6, 2013

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2006
In USA in 2006 / Owned by a BDC member

Posted: Jan 1, 0001

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1950

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1931 Bentley 8 Litre 12 Saloon
"Vintage Elegance — This Park Ward saloon on the 13-foot 8-litre Bentley chassis was used by Bentley Motors as a demonstrator and well portrays fast luxury motoring of the vintage era. It was finished in black and green with green leather upholstery and was priced at £2,780." — From the article 'The 8-litre Bentley' by Nobby Clark

Source: "Motor Sport", February 1950
Posted: Sep 14, 2013

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1931 Bentley 8 Litre 12 Saloon
YF5008 was a 1930 car on the longer (13 ft. wheelbase chassis, bearing this beautifully balanced Park Ward saloon bodywork. It served as the old Bentley Company's Show car at Olympio that year and was both a showroom and demonstration car. The body has sliding buckettype front seats, and the upholstery was in soft green grained leather to match the Suffolk green mouldings and wheels, which relieve the black cellulose of the rest of the body. The interior is tastefully furnished, and the color scheme is even carried out in the fittings.

Source: The Flying Lady, March-April 1990
Posted: Jun 24, 2013

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Earliest Record Of Historical Facts & Information

Chassis No. YF5008
Engine No. YF5008
Registration No. GK 4300
Date of Delivery: 30 Nov 1930
Type of Body: Saloon
Coachbuilder: Park Ward
Type of Car: 12
First Owner: ALDRIDGE R
More Info: Michael Hay, in his book Bentley: The Vintage Years, 1997, states: "F/8005. 1930. Olympia Show car. Park Ward body no. 3447. "Black wheels and line". Demonstrator. Scrapped 1946 - crankcase in ch. YF 5020."

Mar 1, 2007

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