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1930 Bentley 6 1/2 Litre
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Benjafield’s Racing Club Yorkshire Rally
The Benjafield’s Racing Club gathered at club member Jonathan Turner’s home at Bowcliffe Hall on Saturday 15 October for the one-off Yorkshire Buccaneer event. Local enthusiasts and car owners enjoyed a day of Yorkshire-themed action at the unique MSA-approved rally, attended by a total of 41 historic cars. [More] |
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The Syd Lawrence Special: Surprise chassis discovery?
For sixty-six years the chassis no. for Syd Lawrence's racing car VMF 944 has been known to be the odd-sounding '102/50 ML'. Now in 2016, it has had the W.O. Chassis no. 708 bestowed on it. Deal with it. [More] |
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Incredibly rare 1928 Bentley car re-discovered after over 50 years
Taken apart and stored in boxes for decades, it was finally reassembled to its former state in 2015.
This 4½ litre vintage Bentley (Reg UP 2100) was taken apart and kept in boxes for more than 50 years. It has been reassembled to its former state and could now be worth £800,000. The dismantled 1928 4.5-litre Drop Head registration UP 2100 was found at a three-storey house after its owner Stuart Wallace died last year aged 75. [More] |
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When is a Vintage Bentley a real Vintage Bentley?
And when is it a reproduction or fake?
Well known dealer and restorer Stanley Mann recently quoted auto historian Clare Hay's views on this subject. Read this piece and also the opinions of our readers. [More]
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James E. Pearce - Master Coachbuilders
In the finest tradition of Vintage Bentley coachbuilding
The 'James E. Pearce' coachbuilders company was started by Jim Pearce in London in the late 1950s. His son David Pearce worked alongside Jim for over 30 years, and in the year 2000 Jim was able to retire as David took over the ownership and running of the business providing the same impeccable service to customers all over the world. [More]
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The Life and Times of Chassis 348
When I was asked to write an article telling the story of our 3 litre Bentley, chassis 348, I answered “Ok, but once her 90th birthday present restoration is complete.” That has given me a 2-year reprieve, but now the time has come to put pen to paper, or should I say finger to keyboard? So, where to start? I have known the car since my father, Edgar Ridgen, called in to my boarding school in Timaru when first taking her home to Greendale, after purchasing her in 1976. But of course 348’s story starts a bit earlier than that; shall we say October 1923, her delivery date...[More]
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Bentley Blue Train dominates Schloss Bensberg Classics
Some 85 years after the famous victory that made its name, the Bentley ‘Blue Train’ is still enjoying winning ways, picking up four prestigious awards at the Schloss Bensberg Classics event in Germany. The Speed Six ‘Blue Train’ coupe, owned by Mr Bruce McCaw, dominated the field at the invitation-only event, which is one of Europe’s premier classic concours shows. It was named ‘Best in Class: The Style of Speed’; ‘Best of Show: Public Vote’; ‘Best of Show: Jury Vote’; and ‘Best in Special Category: Pre-War Closed Models’. [More]
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British Speed in Italy: Bentley
marks anniversary with Mille
Miglia Run
In 1930, Bentley Boy
Tim Birkin claimed his aborted
attempt on the Mille Miglia
in his legendary Blower was
due to a lack of due preparation.
85 years on, Bentley has ensured
all plans are in place for a
successful Blower run in the
2015 event. Bentley Boys
the Hon. Sir Henry (Tim) Birkin
and Bentley Chairman Woolf Barnato
were to be the first British
drivers to attempt the thousand-mile
Italian test of endurance, in
a supercharged Bentley
Blower known as the No.
2 Birkin Blower.
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Bentley on a Shoestring
Years ago I owned a Bentley,
NF 3906; and I spent many hours
bringing it back to life. The
story has never been told because
Brian Morgan had written his
account of a rebuild in The
Review and it made me
ashamed at my feeble effort.
However whilst browsing through
an old copy of The Review
(January 1961), I found an article
'GT 8773 is tidied up'. In it
I noticed some parallels with
my efforts with NF 3906. Also
in a recent 'Review' an article
on Why I own a Bentley
with a footnote from the Editor
'Any more reasons'. That footnote
more or less tipped the scales
and although I dont now
own a Bentley, I did once and
heres why and how. [More] |
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The Story of the First 24 Hours
of Le Mans in 1923
The year 2013 was the 90th anniversary
of the very first 24 Hours of
Le Mans. At 4 PM on May 26,
1923, shortly after the onset
of a rain shower, the starter's
flag fell. And as the assembled
cars of which only one,
a Bentley 3.0 Sport, wasn't
built in France scrabbled
away on the roughly surfaced
road, the rain turned to hail.
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Oil filter and circulation system
in Vintage Bentleys
Should the oil filter and circulation
system on an early 3 Litre (or
any other Vintage Bentley) be
maintained as original or can
it, or should it be improved
or replaced? There have been
several attempts in the past
and apparently with good results.
One disadvantage is that originality
is altered. In some cases, drastically.
There have been several replacement
filter systems suggested in
the past. Going a step further
are the modifications that were
done to The Great American Racer,
an early 3 Litre owned by Dick
Burdick that has made several
rally runs across the United
States. The objective was to
limit engine wear and increase
reliability with a modern oil
pump/filter system on chassis
392. [Updated
with reader comments] |
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Car clubs
are lifelines and second
families for owners of
vintage cars. Participating
in tours, social and car
events provides invaluable
information, restoration
help and parts, as well
as developing friendships
which revolve around the
cars. Club membership
makes a Bentley more enjoyable
to own. A sleeping Bentley
is a great piece of sculpture
touring in it with
friends makes your Bentley
come alive. VintageBentleys.org
wants all Bentleys to
come alive and produce
the famous Bentley "burble"
that makes everyone smile.
Now, join your friends
in club activities.
The following clubs have
very active Bentley involvement
and we encourage you to
join and participate in
club events. |
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UPCOMING
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Sep 30, 2020 - Info and photograph received from Simon Hunt for Chassis No. RL3439 |
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Sep 30, 2020 - Info and photographs received from Dick Clay for Chassis No. 147 |
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Sep 29, 2020 - Info and photographs received from Ernst Jan Krudop for his Chassis No. AX1651 |
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Sep 28, 2020 - Info and photographs received from Lars Hedborg
for his Chassis No. KL3590 |
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Sep 25, 2020 - Info and photograph added for Registration No. XV 3207 |
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Sep 24, 2020 - Info and photograph added for Registration No. YM 7165 |
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Sep 23, 2020 - Info and photograph added for Registration No. XU 6570 |
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Sep 22, 2020 - Info and photograph added for Registration No. YV 7263 |
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Sep 21, 2020 - Info and photograph added for Chassis No. XF3520 |
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Sep 18, 2020 - Info and photograph added for Registration No. NU 2222 |
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Sep 17, 2020 - Info and photographs received from Greg Wrapson for Chassis No. LB2343 |
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Sep 16, 2020 - Info and photograph added for Chassis No. 155 |
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Sep 15, 2020 - Info and photographs received from Dick Clay for Registration No. GJ 4382 |
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Sep 14, 2020 - Info and photographs received from David Peregrine for Registration No. SC 674 |
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Sep 11, 2020 - Info and photographs added for Registration No. STD WO 79H |
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Sep 10, 2020 - Info and photographs received from Roger Morton for his Chassis No. 134 |
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Sep 09, 2020 - Info and photographs received from Simon Laidlaw for his Chassis No. FB3303 |
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Sep 08, 2020 - Info and photographs received from Dick Clay for Registration No. NK 2791 |
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Sep 07, 2020 - Info and photographs received from Adrian Herring for his Chassis No. 299 |
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Sep 04, 2020 - Info and photograph received from Felix Hartmann for his Chassis No. 790 |
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Sep 03, 2020 - Info and photographs received from Larry & Sue Hilliard for RC2895 |
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Sep 02, 2020 - Info and photographs added for Registration No. GK 3840 |
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Sep 01, 2020 - Info and photographs added for Registration No. GK 706 |
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1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Vanden Plas
Chassis No. FS3612 |
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1924 Bentley 3/5 litre Le Mans Style
Chassis No. 773 |
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1922 Bentley 3 Liter Sports Tourer
Chassis No. 103 |
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1924 Bentley 3 Litre
Reg No. XT 3560 |
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1931 Bentley 8 litre Sports Tourer
Chassis No. YX5116 |
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1931 Bentley 4 Litre
Chassis No. VA4100 |
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1925 Bentley 3 Litre Short Chassis
Reg No. MH 4796 |
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1930 Bentley 6 1/2-Litre Speed Six
Reg No. GK 7213 |
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1928 Bentley 4½ Litre Sports Tourer
Chassis No. ST3006 |
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1928 Bentley 4½ Litre Le Mans
Chassis No. AB3357 |
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1927 Bentley 3/4½ Litre Tourer
Reg No. NF 3906 |
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LETTER
TO OUR CONTRIBUTORS |
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We appreciate
all of the photographs
of Vintage Bentleys, historic
and restoration information,
questions, advertisements,
etc., that you have been
sending. With the support
of hundreds of Bentley
owners, enthusiasts and
clubs, this web site has
developed into a first
class resource for Vintage
Bentley support and information
with top search engine
rating.
Let us help you discover
and develop the history
of your Vintage Bentley.
Using photographs, information
and records you obtain
from the Bentley Drivers
Club, we will build a
history that past owners
and enthusiasts who are
knowledgeable about your
car can add to. Viewers
of this website enjoy
solving the mysteries
of the past by providing
photographs and information
that they have accumulated.
For an example of what
can be done for a car
see 3 Litre Chassis
No. 869.
These web pages are set
up with high levels of
security so that people
cannot easily download
or copy this information.
But, as an owner, if you
want to give copies of
the page to friends we
can arrange for you to
be able to print it out.
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