Chassis number location on early 20's Bentley

NereusD · Joined: 11 Nov 2021 Posts: 5 Location: Florida, USA

We are trying to locate the chassis number and could someone post pictures of what they've found.

Eric Voigt

voigt2106@sbcglobal.net

John Murch · Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2021 7:23 am Post subject:

http://www.vintagebentleys.org/where-to-find/

Here is a starter for you - sorry, haven't got a photo to post.

Martin Webster · Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2021 2:00 pm Post subject:

Which chassis ,year and any other ID such as photos?

NereusD · Joined: 11 Nov 2021 Posts: 5 Location: Florida, USA

We located the 2 chassis numbers and confirmed this car is chassis number 289 and a 1923 TT 3 Liter.

Thank you!

John Murch · Posted: Fri Dec 03, 2021 5:44 am Post subject:

I think 289 was one of the cars which was thought may have been scrapped in India in the 1930’s, do please tell us a bit more about it. I find these discoveries fascinating.

Nicholas Simons · Posted: Fri Dec 03, 2021 9:17 am Post subject:

Chassis 289, see;
http://www.vintagebentleys.org/carpages/_ch-289.php

Christopher Carnley · Posted: Fri Dec 03, 2021 11:16 am Post subject:

That much we know, there is also a record of the chassis being sent to A B Howletts, of Melbourne, in 1924 along with two others.

I wonder if it could possibly, but oh no, a recreation?

Christopher Carnley · Posted: Sat Dec 04, 2021 2:40 pm Post subject:

Mr Dastur,s Bentley.

I lost 2 pictures with this devilish picture poster!

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I would,nt have thought that a 1923 car would have the front wheel brakings.

Christopher Carnley · Posted: Sat Dec 04, 2021 2:48 pm Post subject:

This picture poster is kaputski!

Christopher Carnley · Posted: Sun Dec 05, 2021 11:41 am Post subject:

Christopher Carnley · Posted: Mon Dec 06, 2021 5:36 pm Post subject:

Lt Col. Nicholson was at 602 Combined Workshops,Karachi, still in existence. The date looks like 1946.

Christopher Carnley · Posted: Tue Dec 07, 2021 11:30 am Post subject:

Christopher Carnley · Posted: Tue Dec 07, 2021 11:36 am Post subject:

Stephen Blakey · Posted: Tue Dec 07, 2021 9:04 pm Post subject:

I must be getting old and jaded because, rather than delight at the prospect of another Bentley emerging from hibernation, my reaction on seeing this thread was to wonder whether this another case of the identity of a scrapped car being applied to a collection of parts by subterfuge.

Can we have a recent photograph of the car please?

In the spirit of cooperation, I risked putting my back out and consulted the most recent version of "The Vintage Years" by Clare Hay which yielded the following;

Looks like the FWBs were fitted in March '24.

(The scan is sharp enough but the forum software insists on reducing the resolution. I've tried doubling the size of the image but the software still reduces it to half the width of the screen. Hence you may have to hold the ctrl key and press + a few times to be able to read it. Use ctrl 0 (ctrl zero) to resume normal service)

NereusD · Joined: 11 Nov 2021 Posts: 5 Location: Florida, USA

The pictures were taken within the last couple of months prior to shipping to Eric Voigt in Riverside California for the awakening

John Murch · Posted: Thu Dec 16, 2021 12:16 pm Post subject:

I have just looked at the very comprehensive book “Vintage Bentleys in Australia “, there is no mention of 289 being there, Chris, where did you find that nugget of information? I’m sure the authors would be interested.

Christopher Carnley · Posted: Thu Dec 16, 2021 5:24 pm Post subject:

Hi John,

Thanks for looking it up. The "nugget" came from an auction site, and their information was clearly incorrect.

John Murch · Posted: Thu Dec 16, 2021 8:40 pm Post subject:

Hi Chris,

The book may not be comprehensive, the experts can get it wrong so I always keep an open mind on these things.

John