1925 Bentley 3-Litre Open Tourer Registration no. PE 2667 Chassis no. 1079• Known ownership history • Re-bodied as a Vanden Plas-style tourer • Restored circa 30 years ago FootnotesThis Bentley 3-Litre, number '1079', was completed in April 1925 on the 'Standard Long' chassis and first owned by one Guy Dutton. First registered as 'PE 2667', the car was bodied by HJ Mulliner with their 'Allweather' bodywork and finished in grey and black. In her seminal work on the marque, Bentley the Vintage Years, Dr Claire Hay records that the original engine ('1075') is in chassis '994'. Guy Dutton appears to have kept the Bentley until it was transferred on 11th May 1935 to Brooklands Aviation at Sywell Aerodrome where it appears to have been converted into a fire tender. There is a photograph of the car in Bill Boddy's Brooklands Volume 3 showing it as a fire tender and captioned 'Put into Service, 1935'. The logbook has been altered to read 'Class: Fire Engine'. The car's second old-style logbook shows that 'PE 2667' was acquired by Bert Middlemas (Hornby Park Motors) on 21st July 1953, subsequently passing through the hands of a couple more dealers before being acquired by William Deane of Chester in July 1956. A green continuation logbook lists a Mr Henry Pasco of Wellesbourne as owner from 21st January 1964, who was followed swiftly by Reginald Booth on 18th February 1964. Its owner from 1st February 1965, John Henry Davidson obviously enjoyed the Bentley, as he was to retain the car until Terence Dickie acquired it on 19th September 1983. It is not known when the fire tender bodywork was replaced. On 2nd June 1993, Terence Dickie sold the Bentley to Raymond Lippiatt, its last owner, a long-term Rolls-Royce and Bentley enthusiast well known within the respective Owners' and Drivers' Club circles. From the file it can be seen that the Bentley was last taxed in September 2020. The history file also contains the aforementioned logbooks; a hand-written sheet from Ray Lippiatt explaining some of the early history; a Replacement Vintage Bentley Parts price list; older MoTs, SORN paperwork and V5s; and an invoice from Elmdown Engineering dated November 2006 relating to 15 hours of maintenance and servicing. Restored some 30 years ago, this 3-Litre Bentley still looks splendid today, finished in classic British Racing Green and Brooklands Green, with wings, running boards and wire wheels in black. The black leather interior is delightfully patinated and looks perfectly in keeping with the car's Vintage-era origins. Notable in-period features include the original toolbox, spare parts chest, Pratts petrol can, and hessian-trimmed suitcase, while the front badge-bar carries badges from the AA, VSCC, Bentley Drivers' Club and BARC Brooklands.
1925 Bentley 3-Litre Open Tourer Registration no. PE 2667 Chassis no. 1079• Known ownership history • Re-bodied as a Vanden Plas-style tourer • Restored circa 30 years ago FootnotesThis Bentley 3-Litre, number '1079', was completed in April 1925 on the 'Standard Long' chassis and first owned by one Guy Dutton. First registered as 'PE 2667', the car was bodied by HJ Mulliner with their 'Allweather' bodywork and finished in grey and black. In her seminal work on the marque, Bentley the Vintage Years, Dr Claire Hay records that the original engine ('1075') is in chassis '994'. Guy Dutton appears to have kept the Bentley until it was transferred on 11th May 1935 to Brooklands Aviation at Sywell Aerodrome where it appears to have been converted into a fire tender. There is a photograph of the car in Bill Boddy's Brooklands Volume 3 showing it as a fire tender and captioned 'Put into Service, 1935'. The logbook has been altered to read 'Class: Fire Engine'. The car's second old-style logbook shows that 'PE 2667' was acquired by Bert Middlemas (Hornby Park Motors) on 21st July 1953, subsequently passing through the hands of a couple more dealers before being acquired by William Deane of Chester in July 1956. A green continuation logbook lists a Mr Henry Pasco of Wellesbourne as owner from 21st January 1964, who was followed swiftly by Reginald Booth on 18th February 1964. Its owner from 1st February 1965, John Henry Davidson obviously enjoyed the Bentley, as he was to retain the car until Terence Dickie acquired it on 19th September 1983. It is not known when the fire tender bodywork was replaced. On 2nd June 1993, Terence Dickie sold the Bentley to Raymond Lippiatt, its last owner, a long-term Rolls-Royce and Bentley enthusiast well known within the respective Owners' and Drivers' Club circles. From the file it can be seen that the Bentley was last taxed in September 2020. The history file also contains the aforementioned logbooks; a hand-written sheet from Ray Lippiatt explaining some of the early history; a Replacement Vintage Bentley Parts price list; older MoTs, SORN paperwork and V5s; and an invoice from Elmdown Engineering dated November 2006 relating to 15 hours of maintenance and servicing. Restored some 30 years ago, this 3-Litre Bentley still looks splendid today, finished in classic British Racing Green and Brooklands Green, with wings, running boards and wire wheels in black. The black leather interior is delightfully patinated and looks perfectly in keeping with the car's Vintage-era origins. Notable in-period features include the original toolbox, spare parts chest, Pratts petrol can, and hessian-trimmed suitcase, while the front badge-bar carries badges from the AA, VSCC, Bentley Drivers' Club and BARC Brooklands.
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