Re: One for Ghostie
Posted: Fri May 15, 2015 6:33 pm
Could not imagine I would have ever seen something like that before!
WOW, amazing!
WOW, amazing!
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One for Ghostie
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Re: One for Ghostie
Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2015 8:53 am
Poor old Marmaduke will have his work cut out polishing this
Re: One for Ghostie
Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2015 6:25 pm
Thank's Reg. The term 'Holy Grail' applied to this car would suggest some historical content, but the picture does show the car wearing what may be it's original saloon body, because so many 4.5 Ltr cars have been converted to look like the classic 'Le Mans' style cars with the open race/touring body.
Any chance you can see the registration number and post it to me via 'PM', I can not quite make it out in your picture and from this I may be able to trace the car.
GHOSTHUNTER.
Any chance you can see the registration number and post it to me via 'PM', I can not quite make it out in your picture and from this I may be able to trace the car.
GHOSTHUNTER.
Re: One for Ghostie
Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2015 9:07 pm
It was an article in the Metro this morning, I'll try to find it and see if I can make it out
Re: One for Ghostie
Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2015 9:14 pm
Its OK Reg, I've found that edition on the net and captured the original pictures myself.fixer wrote:It was an article in the Metro this morning, I'll try to find it and see if I can make it out
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Re: One for Ghostie
Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2015 9:34 pm
Information on that Bentley is very sparse because of it being missing for about 35 Years, but it has a saloon body by H.J. Mulliner and was delivered to it's first owner in February 1930, so the date of 1929 in the Newspaper article is correct as that will be the Year production was started.
The registration plate shows..."RX 6108" and the chassis number is...PB 3527, so if anyone else wants to search out details, these will be handy for you.
Thank you Reg for bringing this newspaper article forward, it is not a particularly significant car, only because it is totally original will it be a very valuable car.
GHOSTHUNTER.
The registration plate shows..."RX 6108" and the chassis number is...PB 3527, so if anyone else wants to search out details, these will be handy for you.
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GHOSTHUNTER.
Re: One for Ghostie
Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2015 11:39 pm
no problem Kev , I knew this would appeal to you 
Re: One for Ghostie
Posted: Fri Feb 19, 2016 5:25 pm
How about a couple of pictures for the old boy
Sorry if text is hard to read it was taken through a window
Sorry if text is hard to read it was taken through a window
Re: One for Ghostie
Posted: Fri Feb 19, 2016 5:31 pm
Thank's Reg, lovely Silver Ghost, a Merlin engine and the Sopwith bi-plane which if members can not read the sign for it, was powered by the BR2 rotory engine, one of W.O. Bentley's designs using Alluminium pistons.
Ghosthunter.
Ghosthunter.
Re: One for Ghostie
Posted: Fri Feb 19, 2016 5:46 pm
The sign says it's a Silver Dawn and for sale if your interested