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142 Bentley 3-4.5ltr Dragonfly (1923) - XO 9313

Bentley 3- 4.5ltr. (1919-30) Engine 4398cc S4 Production 665

Registration Number XO 9313 (London)

Chassis number 341

Race Number 1 Nigel Batchelor

 

BENTLEY SET

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This car was originally built in 1923 as a long chassis 3 litre Tourer, now with a nice short chassis, but has subsequently had a four and a half litre Bentley engine fitted and a Le Mans Replica body. The 4.5 litre was an evolution of the three litre sharing the cars basic chassis, semi-elliptical suspension and four wheel brakes The 4398cc engine gave around 110bhp in road going for stretched to 130bhp for racing. A 4.5 litre crashed during the 1927 Le Mans 24hour race but another driven by Woolf Barnato and Bernard Rubin claimed overall victory in 1928.

 

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Shot at the VSCC Spring Start, Silverstone 18:04:2015 Ref 105-142

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Uploaded on April 4, 2018