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<s>[INST] Can you provide details about the activities mentioned in the response? [/INST] Initially, following Barnato's involvement in Bentley Motors, the company concentrated on developing the 6�-litre car which had been introduced in 1926. Until 1929, when Barnato again won Le Mans with a 6�-litre car, the racing team cars were, essentially, built using a production chassis with racing shop modifications. This led W.O., with Barnato's prompting, to produce the first Speed Six in 1929. This model rapidly became his best car. His intention had been to produce an unbeatable racing engine. The Speed Six started life as a standard six (i.e. 6�-litre) car which was stripped down and rebuilt to a higher specification. After the first few Speed Sixes were produced in this way, the Speed Six engine was specially designed and manufactured, with the designs being developed from the specification and experience gained from the initial Speed Sixes. The Speed Six cars into which these engines were put was a different model from the 6�-litre car. The Speed Six had a unique quality that was derived from its engine which had been designed, engineered and produced by the best engineers and high performance motor mechanics then working. Each engine was given the racing team's personal attention and many of the Speed Sixes were returned to the racing shop after a race for further modifications and attention from the team. Unfortunately, in 1931, Barnato's fortune had nearly gone and W.O. was forced to sell the business to Rolls-Royce and the golden W.O. years were ended. Only 177[3] Speed Sixes were built, 69 in 1929 and 108 in 1930. However, between 1929 and 1931, W.O.'s favourite car achieved five first places in major races, of which three were at Le Mans, and four second places. Bentley won at Le Mans in four successive years between 1928 and 1931, two of these victories being driven by Barnato.</s>
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<s>[INST] What event is described in the following response? [/INST] Even the defendants have not suggested the car was merely a "reconstruction" after the 1930, 1931 or 1932 rebuilds or in its present form. This expression is meant to cover a car which stems from a single original component, or a collection of components from a variety of cars and where there is little left of the original racing car except its history and its character. The defendants have not really attempted to stigmatize the car in that matter.</s>
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<s>[INST] Who are the main participants in the following event? [/INST] Mr Sibson reached this conclusion because: "The chassis rear � is thinner than the rest of the chassis and thinner than a chassis for a Speed Six. On a Speed Six, the chassis was of a thicker material, 3/16" (.188 thou, 4.762mm). A standard 6� litre Bentley being 5/32" (.156" thou, 3.96mm). � The welds to the rear � have no explanation other than the rear section having [previously] been removed ... at some time from a thinner metal which may well be from a standard model. � The rear section of the chassis does not appear to be part of the original chassis as indicated by its thinner metal and the welds."</s>
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<s>[INST] Who are the main participants in the following event? [/INST] Next day left the car behind in Nugget City with two others, covered up with a tarp and guarded by the RV park caretaker from Arizona. He planted flowers 10 days ago and has already a nice garden as the sun is up until 9 pm, it never gets very dark at night. Drove to Whitehorse (capital of Yukon) in the Morgans 1963 S 2 Bentley. Very comfortable in the back as it was designed to be a chauffeur driven car with a partition. Next day we set out to find a rental car together with the Grants from Scotland (who also suffered a breakdown). We have traveled with John and Ishbel in New Zealand and Switzerland. The rental company was called "rent a wreck"! The car has a broken windshield but is otherwise very comfortable for four people. Made tentative arrangements to ship the 3 stranded Bentleys back to Vancouver for $1500 each (2000 kms), after the first quotes came in at a staggering $4000 each. Found the cheaper source by going to the local car dealership and found a company who is going South empty. In the afternoon rode in Rolf Aschmanns Derby to Dawson City. The Yukon valley is very wide, the trees are only 10 ft high due to a wild fire in 1995. We saw a bear on the side of the road close up and a few minutes later had a flat tire. Took 12 minutes for the change. Arrived in Dawson City — all gravel roads.</s>
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<s>[INST] What is the main topic of the following response? [/INST] Today we experienced temperature swings of 40-80-50 degrees. Left Vail around 8am heading thru Glenwood Canyon and over McClure Pass into Paonia for lunch, southwest of the state. It was around 40 degrees in Vail and sunny, so we headed out early morning thru the picturesque Glenwwood Canyon. Our first pass of the tour took us over McClure Pass into an agricultural valley where lunch was served in the small town of Paonia, 400 inhabitants. The ladies of Paonia made all the food...homemade cooking and lovely desserts, brownies, peach cobbler, etc. The kids had a day off school and helped with the serving, a very friendly lot. Locals, some with their old cars, came out in droves to admire the cars in 80 degree weather. Each town hosting lunch along the Colorado Grand route receives generous financial support from the organization for a community project and a $5000 college scholarship for a local graduating high-school senior. So the organization is always very welcome by the locals inhabitants. After lunch we headed towards Grand Junction over the Grand Mesa, climbing from 5000 ft to 10.000 ft. Had to stop on the top to put a jacket back on as it cooled down to 50 degrees. 20 miles before Grand junction we hit heavy rain on the I-70, no exits, so we had to drive on in shorts and got very wet! Had to change drivers on the fly as Derek's glasses and googles were fogged up. By the time we were in Grand Junction arriving in the parking lot the sun was out again and we started to dry up. All part of the fun!</s>
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<s>[INST] What event is described in the following response? [/INST] SMRL's and Fortis's cases - liability. SMRL adopts Mr Mann's defence and also, with Fortis, contends that the description of the car as a "1930 Speed Six Bentley Car" was accurate.</s>
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<s>[INST] What event is described in the following response? [/INST] Finally we drive down the east coast of Vancouver Island ending the tour at British Columbia’s capital city, Victoria</s>
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<s>[INST] Can you provide details about the activities mentioned in the response? [/INST] Thus he regarded the 1932 crash as the end of Old Number One. In the second edition of his book it transpires that he had consulted Hassan "for solving the mystery regarding the fate of Old Number One Speed 6". In Appendix 1 he records at the end of the 1931 race: "This was Old Number One's last race"</s>
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<s>[INST] Who are the main participants in the following event? [/INST] Mike and Marianne Knowles, from Auckland, along with their 1924 3-litre short-chassis, red-label, speed-model Bentley are part of the New Zealand Bentley Tour 2010, which started on January 20 in Christchurch and finishes on March 6 in Auckland.</s>
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<s>[INST] Can you provide details about the activities mentioned in the response? [/INST] "Eventually we decided to retire the Speed 6 Old Number One and build a special track car, although the decision was rather forced on us when Jack Dunfee took it out in the Empire Trophy Race early in 1932 and brook its crankshaft. Now I won't say that this sort of breakage was unheard of, but for it to happen to a Speed 6 meant that the car had endured rather a lot of flat-out motoring. You could forgive it almost everything, though, because it had won a lot of races for Barnato and a lot of prestige all around. The new car was to be a purpose built racer and it was here that I put my idea to work on an entire car design for the first time. We had encountered chassis frame troubles on Old Number One so we decided to start with the strongest possible chassis. Although the 4 litre Bentley never had much of a reputation as a production car, its very strong frame, being a shortened version of the 8 litre, seemed to me to be ideal for the job.</s>
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<s>[INST] Can you provide details about the activities mentioned in the response? [/INST] Bentleys are a unique breed among classic automobiles, because you're just as, if not more, likely to see an 85-year-old Bentley being driven hard on a tour or raced on a track as you are to see one on a manicured concours lawn. And Bentley owners love to learn about their cars' individual histories and to share information with one another. There are Bentley clubs around the world that celebrate the cars, draw together owners and are storehouses for information, but the acknowledged online home of that enthusiasm is VintageBentleys. org.    Continued...</s>
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<s>[INST] Who are the main participants in the following event? [/INST] These remedies must be considered against the relevant contractual background. This is that Mrs Brewer had taken possession of the car on 7 June 2007 and she had subsequently fallen into arrears with her hire purchase payments and was four payments in arrears without Fortis having threatened to retake the car or otherwise sought recovery of her arrears. Mrs Brewer had the resources to pay off these arrears but she was concerned to reduce the overall level of her financial commitments following the collapse of the world's financial markets in late 2007 and the consequent recession. She therefore considered it prudent to have the car valued so as to see what sum it would fetch at auction if it was placed on the market with a view to offering the car back to Fortis for auction. She arranged for the car to be valued by her friend Mr Gilbertson at Bonham's. That valuation revealed to her for the first time that the car did not have a 1930 Speed Six engine. She received this valuation on about 5 August 2008 and it revealed to her for the first time that the car did not have a 1930 Speed Six engine.</s>
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<s>[INST] Can you provide details about the activities mentioned in the response? [/INST] All the Wardell brothers had a passion for motor cars. They owned one of the first cars imported to NZ, a Star Stuart built in England and imported by PR Skeates in 1900. In 1922 the family imported not one, not two, but three brand new Lorraine-Dietrich cars after Harry’s nephews were impressed with Lorraine-Dietrich ambulances during WW1. They had class. When Harry imported our Bentley at the end of 1923, it may have given him bragging rights over the southern members of the clan, after Bentley’s 1924 Le Mans win, ahead of two Lorraine-Dietrichs in 2nd and 3rd places, but he would have had to eat humble pie for the next two years. Lorraine-Dietrichs ruled supreme, winning Le Mans in 1925, and holding the first 3 placings in 1926 before a 3 litre Bentley won again in 1927, to start Bentley’s four year winning streak. I should add that no Lorraine-Dietrichs entered the race after 1926, but that somewhat lessens Bentley’s achievement so do so only reluctantly. It is, however, pleasing to note that Harry’s Bentley is still on the road today.</s>
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<s>[INST] What event is described in the following response? [/INST] It was agreed at the end of the meeting that Mrs Brewer would buy the car for �425,000 subject to financing being arranged through Mr Neil Hardiman, the Stoke Park Finance Ltd's representative that Mr Mann had introduced them to.</s>
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<s>[INST] What details can you share about the following response? [/INST] In Zulu country we did a boat safari in the rain, did see some fish eagles, and a jeep safari where we saw a rhino with her young. The South African bush is much denser with higher grass and more trees than East Africa. For this reason one sees fewer animals but it is still beautiful to see a hyena crossing the road in front of us. We have two mechanics following us in a Jeep and they help anybody who breaks down, I needed some help today as the car was running rich and burning too much petrol, we are well adjusted now and the car flies again. The other cars have minor problems as well, sticking breaks, starting motor problems and leaking fuel lines but no major issues yet. Crossed into Swaziland, we all had to blow the horns to mark our entry, a very small country which got peaceful Independence in 1968 from the British, the country is run by a king and a Parliament, no infighting, very friendly people, absolutely no safety issues. We drove over a mountain pass in thick fog and rain, like in the Swiss alps and then were welcome at an Inn which just looked like a lodge in Bavaria, even the waitresses were dressed up in their local costumes/trachten, the food like at home, salami, pates, carrot cake/rueblitorte etc, they call Swaziland the Switzerland of South Africa. After every lunch the owner and the cook gets a round of applause for their efforts, we are encouraged to talk to people as they do not see many Europeans, the Bentleys are a sensation, we get as many as 20 people around the car when we stop and almost all the people speak English well, the schoolchildren are all dressed up in tidy uniforms like in England, we are generally surprised how well agriculture and the infrastructure is developed. The weather is slowly improving and today we actual had a warm dry day. Roger (my co-driver) started to drive the heavy car today and did not crash the gearbox, so I can take some pictures from now on and relax a bit. Soon more… Kurt</s>
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<s>[INST] What event is described in the following response? [/INST] Serial Number: MS3926 This car was ordered by T.G. Moore and it was registered in 1931, donned in a Vanden Plas-built special aluminum tourer body. Specified on the original build sheet are the design features that are still on the car. The doors were to come down to the frame rails, not the skimpy doors so commonly seen on Vanden Plas bodies. The running boards were to be in line with the center of the wheel hubs. The body was to be fully valanced, which means the front fenders extended all the way down to the chassis and, in addition, the frame rails were louver-covered from front fender to rear fender. The body was to be painted Le Mans Green with the matching upholstery and a dark walnut dashboard. T.G. Moore, who had just acquired Motor Sport as its publisher, must have been very proud of his new car. It is likely that he took it to a variety of events, but the most notable one was outlined in page 383 of Motor Sport, April 1931. He won the timed trial of the Isle of Man with a speed of 62.33 miles per hour, which was significantly better than the competitors. This proud showing was probably repeated because, ultimately, the car was re-registered in the Isle of Man while still under Moore's ownership. Subsequently, it went through several hands and it was discovered after the war in Aylesbury by U.S. serviceman Robert K. Carter who shipped it to the United States. Mr. Carter had every intention of restoring the car, but as time went on, it became obvious that this was not happening.</s>
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<s>[INST] What event is described in the following response? [/INST] "The particular Bentley which crashed to ruin on September 24 was the famous Old Number One which won the 500 miles race in 1929. Owned by Woolf Barnato who has since given up motor racing, it was fitted with an entirely new engine for this year's race. The old veteran was resuscitated once too often."</s>
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<s>[INST] What details can you share about the following response? [/INST] About 3400 cars were made by WO Bentley during the ’20s. Cars that so rivalled Rolls-Royce that the iconic marque knew it had to buy Bentley out when the Great Depression, combined with under-capitalisation, forced WO to sell up. Thereafter, Rolls Bentleys became known as Derby Bentleys, and embodied Rolls-Royce’s concepts of how such a car should look and perform rather than WO?Bentley’s. The Derby Bentleys were, and are still, very fine motor cars indeed, but they aim at a different ideal, one that doesn’t include the kind of raw performance that enabled Bentley to score repeated successes at Le Mans. The Derby Bentleys from the ’30s are lower and cruisier and not so hairy-chested as WO’s awesomely fast lorries – as they were allegedly termed by Ettore Bugatti. That said, the Derby Bentleys are usually much more affordable (relatively) at the lower end, and still bloody expensive at the highly desirable end. Importantly, they have all, without exception, remained totally driveable and utterly reliable, decade after decade – even with Lucas electrics! Touring Bentley-style It rather seems that possession of a Bentley is pretty well concomittant with a sound cash flow. Although it also seems to me that it’s mainly the capital cost that gets serious, Bentley drivers actually do drive their cars and the 40?cars that have made a recent trip to New Zealand from the UK, USA, Switzerland, Scotland and Australia (here to find out how to succeed at rugby, netball and league, I suspect) demonstrated this need to drive by touring nearly 4830km from Christchurch to Northland and, as I understand it, without any maintenance problems. This was a month-long trip taking in pretty well all of an exceptionally dry February. Consequentially, I’m likely to die never have seen a vintage Bentley with the top up, ’cause these Bentley Drivers’ UK certainly never bothered to hoist their rooves. Interestingly, about 30 of the visitors were vintage Bentleys, and the total value of these alone is a reputed $15,000,000. I talked to another old UK pensioner, Tony Lang, who used to have a factory filling cosmetic aerosol cans with cosmetic materials such as hairspray. He’s very much in favour of women looking after themselves, and in so doing it seems that they also look after him, because it turns out he has three of these cars and is on his second NZ Bentley tour. This time he brought his biggest one – to accomodate the wife’s baggage, he said – naturally I pointed out to him that he should be careful of what he says, since we are a nation obsessed with making politically correct statements, unless they’re said about men, in which case it doesn’t matter. Joining the tour I joined the cavalcade in Takapuna, getting a lift from Guy King, who exercises a very interesting Peterson Blower for the owner, John Blair. It’s a difficult car to categorise and, typically of the old car game, there are those who like to put it down as not being a ‘real’ Bentley, but it wears the trademark badges at each end and I’m assured that they’re Bentley approved. However, I think that it’s such a wonderful car, whatever it is, that you’ll read the details elsewhere in this issue. I joined Guy at about 7.45am as he swung along Esmonde Road and went to a Takapuna Hotel, where the tour had stopped for the night. I was suffering from getting up at such an early hour. Unbreakfasted and blinking in the dawn light. I came alive when I first saw the cars – collected together were an amazing set of high-end collectables. There were also a large number of Asian businessmen displaying that national penchant for being photographed with local colour, and as far as lots of these smartly dressed gentlemen were concerned the Bentleys were perfect props for their NZ trip. The initial briefing was about pointing the tour in the direction of Richard Izard’s personal airfield just out of Wellsford. Now consider this, these cars were about to join Auckland’s working weekday car-jam. No problem for these behemoths, all the rice rockets ducked to one side, ensuring they weren’t crushed by the considerably bigger chassis and tall wheels of the thundering Bentleys. North Shore Aucklanders are about as sophisticated as it gets in New Zealand, so everybody tried to pretend that these cars were in the traffic flow every day, and thank heavens that favourite trick of slowing in front of a vintage to read the badge wasn’t a problem here, because all these Bentleys have been equipped with big brakes front and rear. Bentley bellow Once on the Northern Motorway, heading for Wellsford, I was able to simulate nonchalance as I leaned back while Guy kept the boot buried as close to the limit as was permissable. No radio! That was great, because there was nothing to compare with the bellow of the seemingly completely open exhaust. Not a true Bentley? I’d settle for this any time, what a great road car. The torque in all gears means the car is monumentally long-legged – up Orewa Hill in top cog revelling in the passing lane. However, essentially I’m a devout coward, especially in the passenger seat, and I’m sure that my bum was picking up quite a bit of understeer on some of the long curves where Guy gathered speed wearing a maniacal grin under his Biggles helmet and goggles. However, the exhaust bouncing back off the rocky walls on our left, opposite the plunging drop on the right, soon set me at ease! Right? Nothing like a bit of a scare to titilate the senses, I’ll swear I regained quite a lot of my diminished testoterone. When we finally arrived at Patience and Richard Izard’s version of Croydon, I was ready for a superb breakfast masquerading as morning tea. One foreign gentleman said to another, “Och aye, if I’d known abart this wee feast I could have saved the baubees I spent on that breakfast!” This from a Bentley owner who thinks that money is something the accountant handles for him? Richard Izard has a Bentley that’s been in his family for many years. I think he also has the latest Bentley too, in fact I saw two of them there, so I suspect that one was Patience’s shopping basket. Richard used to have a large collection of classic and vintage cars housed in a purpose-built building, but he’s lost interest and released most of them to new and grateful owners, and is into his and her aeroplanes these days. Yes, he and Patience each have a plane. I did hear it said that she was the better pilot, but that’s barely possible because it would go against nature. It was a fabulous morning, here we were on a windless day with the sun shining down on a line-up of stunning cars, several vintage aeroplanes, a proper hangar and clubrooms, and whilst we were there a couple of mates dropped in, including one in a vintage Gypsy Moth. They must be an idle lot in Wellsford, I felt a glow of virtue as I slaved away at my journalistic trade – the only worker there. Another UK visitor, on departure, laughingly complimented Richard on his magnificent toy shop. Prestige visit The next time I caught up with the Bentley Tour was the following Saturday at Independent Prestige in Great North Road. It’s significant to me that, despite gloomy statements about the economy continuing to fly around our ears, this very up-market agency, selling only Bentley, Aston Martin and Lamborghini, is under the direction of a couple of smoothies including a friend of long standing – Mike Clarke. Mike has the remarkable ability to take large sums of money off people when selling them a car and have them actually enjoy the experience, enjoy him, and come back for more! I know, I did several times – but not here, I’d have to wear a jacket and a tie. Buy a car here and there’ll be lots of noughts following the prime numbers. It was natural, of course, that this, the home of Bentley, would host these cars on their last Saturday in New Zealand. Another excellent breakfast accompanied by a couple of French chanteuse warbling frog songs – at a British car collection, talk about true entente cordiale. Again the public crowded in to have a look. I did enjoy one switched-on young father. His small boy stood on his pedals as he raced across on his precariously wobbling bicycle, heading for some million dollar car. Dad leaning casually across swiftly grabbed him and disbiked him, not even interrupting his conversation with a friend. Observe, mothers, dads do know where the priorities are. Bentleys on the Green The last day saw the Bentleys gathered at St Heliers on the village green, a big turn-out of cars including Auckland members with some very beautiful Derby Bentleys. I couldn’t help but notice that the Peterson Blower attracted a great deal of attention. Built with the benefit of hindsight, and to a very high standard indeed, it struck a solid note with everybody. In the end it’s all about loving cars, especially the significant ones. One highlight for me was the incredibly original 1926 3.0-litre car. It had been bought in 1936 – second hand – by a Major Turner, who put it into storage in 1939 in Edinburgh, no doubt he was off to work. Finally in 1972 he sold it to the present owner, John Watson, who got it running despite the 33?years of hibernation, and has used it ever since. I love originality but ownership of this car would be pure torture for me, as I fought off the temptation to refurbish the unique example. Are there any unattached, Bentley-owning ladies out there who would be appreciative of an altruistic pennsioner’s companionship? George Sharp At 96?years young, George Sharp (now an Auckland resident) enjoyed being reaquainted at St Heliers with a 1927 4.5-litre Bentley he worked on when he was a 17-year-old at the WO?Bentley factory. Later in the ’30s he met the car again when he was a radio operator in the Police Flying Squad in London, and it was a car he frequently travelled in. Later still, after WWII, and still in the police force, George met this car once more on the police Advanced Driving Course in Hendon. Clearly, anything to do with Bentleys is tough and long-lived. Rationalisation At Independent Prestige in Great North Road I was talking to a Kiwi Bentley owner who commented that he’d bought his older, early ’70s Bentley for $35,000 in 1998, and frequently drove it as his everyday car (likes to see serfs tugging at the forelock as he sweeps past). Some years he spent $3K on general servicing, other years a lot less. Currently it was probably worth about $45K to sell. Try that sum on an everyday modern. Now, if you buy a modern Bentley you’ll be writing a very fat cheque (in my case it’d be a criminal offence), and for a few years you’ll take a slugging – probably deductible for such customers? But eventually it’ll get to a sizeable residual value and start to climb again – and the way things go, inflation will probably return your original expenditure. The Bentley Driver’s Club Kerston Pelmore, as a young man, bought a 3.0-litre Bentley in 1933, and became captivated by ‘real motoring.’ He had a flat in Sloane Avenue, and by the usual method of putting cards under wipers lured 26 people, in 1936, to an inaugural meeting of a proposed Bentley Owners’ Club. Some very famous Bentley names, including WO himself and also Woolf Barnato, Benjafield, and Kensington-Moir all joined. By 1939 there were 110?members, but of course, war then stopped everything. In 1945 the Bentley club reconvened, alas no Kerston who had been a casualty of war. By 1950 there were over 1000?members, rising steadily to today’s 3500 and with ‘regions’ all over the world, including New Zealand – which organised this highly successful summer rally.</s>
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<s>[INST] What is the main topic of the following response? [/INST] Far from being competitive with the famous four-cylinder 3-litre Bentley, the new chassis is intended to carry full-size coachwork and is a high-powered job with a six-cylinder engjne of about 6 1/2 litres capacity. While the design is entirely new in one sense, in general principles it follows the lines, which have been found so successful in the case of the 3-litre model.   Continued...</s>
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<s>[INST] What event is described in the following response? [/INST] We were very pleased to see a lengthy article on the "Brooklands Centenary" in Issue No. 252, Aug. 2007, of the "Bentley Drivers Club Review". If you haven't seen it check it out. It has numerous photographs that were taken of club members enjoying the event.</s>
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<s>[INST] Can you provide details about the activities mentioned in the response? [/INST] We attended Pebble Beach as a guest of Bentley, and asked the firm's head of interior design, Robin Page, if the modern cars had any connection to examples like Chassis #3. "Definitely" he said. "The knurled knobs in our current cars, and the way the gauges come to rest at 1 o'clock, are details taken straight from the early cars." That, to us, is the proper use of one's automotive heritage. The auction of #3 was held for a full house in October 2011, meaning a thousand people in assigned chairs inside the Gooding tent and others filling the standing room. It took just a few minutes and began at $500,000, the few bidders who knew what they were getting took the hammer price to $875,000, for a total of $962,500 after the buyer's premium. That was a little less than Gooding's pre-sale estimate, but still roughly three times the amount a typical 3-Litre might fetch at auction. "I believe the buyer got a great deal at the price realized," said Twigg-Smith, "and although I am not disappointed, I was certainly hoping for a higher sales price! I think the fact that this car was essentially unknown outside of the Bentley circles may have limited its interest to collectors at this sale. I would not be surprised to see it sell for substantially more down the road a few years."</s>
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<s>[INST] What details can you share about the following response? [/INST] The first 4 1/2-litre car to be produced was the famous old No. 1 "team" chassis, ST 3001, immortalised in motoring history as a participant in the epic crash at White House Corner on the Sarthe Circuit in the course of the Grand Prix d'Endurance at Le Mans in 1927. It will be remembered that hopes of a runaway victory, on this occasion, were dashed to the ground by the unfortunate triple crash involving the entire Bentley team. Continued...</s>
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<s>[INST] What is the main topic of the following response? [/INST] What is not known is how that engine got to South Africa and the circumstances in which it was last used in 1949.</s>
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<s>[INST] What event is described in the following response? [/INST] Among new models none will cause greater interest at the Show than the 8-litre Bentley, the latest addition to that make's range.    Continued...</s>
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<s>[INST] What details can you share about the following response? [/INST] Thus, the statement that the engine was "to Speed Six specification" could have meant one of two things and either of these meanings was misleading. Firstly, the statement could have meant that both the static and dynamic parts of the specification had been satisfied. If so, it would follow that the engine was being held out to be a Speed Six engine and was not merely "to Speed Six specification" since only an original Speed Six engine could satisfy both parts of the specification. Secondly, the statement could have meant that the engine met the dynamic or performance part of the specification in which case the statement was untrue since Mr Mann had never formally tested the engine under working or load conditions and he possessed no test certificate for that reconstructed engine which showed that the specified performance requirements had been met under working conditions. Moreover, on the basis of the evidence adduced at the trial, I have already found that the engine did not in fact satisfy the performance parts of the BDC's specification. Thus, if Mr Mann referred to the engine as being "to Speed Six specification", he was either confirming that the engine was a Speed Six engine or he was making an inaccurate statement about the engine's capabilities. In either sense, this phrase was both inaccurate and a misrepresentation.</s>
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<s>[INST] Can you provide details about the activities mentioned in the response? [/INST] It was not, however, established whether the Cricklewood works published a formal specification for the Speed Six engine. The way that the works operated would suggest that no such formal specification was ever produced since the various engines being produced there were constantly being adapted and the designers and mechanics worked from experience and not from a rule book. However, a specification has since been compiled retrospectively for the Speed Six and Standard 6�-litre engine types by the BDC. This specification was accepted at the trial as being the relevant specification against which the car's engine should be compared and, by inference, was the specification that Mr Mann claimed in evidence to have referred to in his discussions with Mrs Brewer as the "Speed Six specification". The Speed Six specification comes in two versions, being the 1929 and the 1930 versions, and the parties accepted that the 1930 version was the appropriate one to use for the car.</s>
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<s>[INST] What details can you share about the following response? [/INST] It is of interest that some 40 vintage Bentleys are resident in South Africa (including two in Zimbabwe). This total consists of 13 3-litre; six 6.5-litre cars (two of which are Speed Sixes), 17 4.5 litre cars; two 8-litre cars and two 4.5 litre re-engined 3-litre cars.    Continued...</s>
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<s>[INST] What is the main topic of the following response? [/INST] "Still the fastest 500 miles race in the world, it might have been won at record speed but for the tragic accident in which Clive Dunfee lost his life and one of the fastest cars in the race was wrecked for ever."</s>
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<s>[INST] What details can you share about the following response? [/INST] The plaintiff's experts, Mr. Hay and Mr. Guppy, with the aid of a remarkable series of photographs, the Bentley stripping records and service records, have been able to trace the way the car changed between each race, often significantly. Bentley Motors incorporated bits to latest specification when these were available. The changes are largely non-contentious between the parties and thus I can set them out in summary form.</s>
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<s>[INST] Can you provide details about the activities mentioned in the response? [/INST] Christopher Jonas - Feb 11, 2014 Dear Robert. Thank you so much for the brilliant Newsletter. I read every word with interest! The most fantastic engineer is Steve Wynne, so anything he says or writes is golden info. Many thanks again.</s>
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<s>[INST] What is the main topic of the following response? [/INST] Following the arrival of Barnato's finance, Bentley Motors produced world beating racing models and the focal point of the business was its racing team. W.O. and his principal engineers and mechanics and the racing manager concentrated on racing. Between 1928 and 1932, Barnato was their lead racing driver. Bentley won Le Mans in 1927 when a 4�-litre car limped in to win and in 1928 when Barnato won his first Le Mans drive in a 6�-litre car.</s>
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<s>[INST] What details can you share about the following response? [/INST] Kurt and co-driver Roger</s>
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<s>[INST] What event is described in the following response? [/INST] Author: David Venebles, 2011. 16 color and 175 black and white photos and charts, 312 pages, large format, hard bound. Haynes Publishing www.haynes.co.uk £40.00/$59.95.</s>
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<s>[INST] What details can you share about the following response? [/INST] Contrast in size of car can certainly be claimed for this week's subject, an 8-litre Bentley, when it is recalled that last week an Austin Seven "special" held the T.O.S.C. stage. The Bentley has a roof, it will be observed, but I feel that there will be few if any dissentients on this score as regards its sports car status.    Continued...</s>
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<s>[INST] What details can you share about the following response? [/INST] Legal test for a contractual warranty. Mr Malek QC cited two authorities that provide clear guidance in relation to the question of whether a statement made in pre-contract negotiations by a seller was intended to be, and was enforceable as, a contractual warranty. The first was Dick Bentley Productions Ltd v Harold Smith (Motors) Ltd [9] where Denning LJ stated: "� it seems to me that if a representation is made in the course of dealings for a contract for the very purpose of inducing the other party to act upon it, and actually inducing him to act upon it, by entering into the contract, that is prima facie ground for inferring that it was intended as a warranty."</s>
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<s>[INST] What event is described in the following response? [/INST] We look forward to hearing from you. E-mail us.</s>
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<s>[INST] What event is described in the following response? [/INST] Three members of the Bentley Drivers Club of Australia, Tony and Christine Johns (1924 3 litre), Trevor and Judy Eastwood (1925 3-4½) and Phillip and Sue Schudmak (1924 3-4½) took their Bentleys on this most interesting and generally very enjoyable "rally" in February and March, 2009. Trevor Eastwood was making a return visit, having first visited as a young salesman for the Australian Meat Corporation in the 1970’s. At that time no building was higher than two stories. We were joined by four other Aussie teams: Lindsay Moore and Kathy Forrester (1989 Bentley Turbo R), Tom and Francis Bevington (2006 Bentley GTC), Terry and Janice Ward (2007 Bentley GTC) and John Matheson and Jeanne Eve (1934 Rolls Royce Phantom II). The total enrolment was some 75 Bentleys and Rolls Royces. Ten of the entrants were "vintage", two Rolls Royces (including the oldest car on the rally, Howard Phillips’ (1912 Silver Ghost) and, apart from the three Aussie Bentleys, there were three 4½’s, an 8-litre and another 3-4½. Only one hailed from the UK: our old friends Chris and Jill Wray, while the others were European. We particularly enjoyed meeting Uwe Kai and Alfred Smidt from Germany, who had a very unusual 4½ with special Vanden Plas coachwork which incorporated an inboard handbrake and wind-up windows. As will be obvious already, there was a very mixed bag of makes and models, from the oldest to the newest, and from many countries. The fact that there were some 150 individual entrants made for a very full house and was responsible for many of the long delays at border crossings, but more of that later. The 'adventure' was over some 2,500 km of very well-made roads and took a fairly leisurely 19 days. It was really more of a 'Red Carpet / Grand Hotel Tour' than a rally, but good fun and something of an adventure too. We certainly saw the insides of more palatial hotels than is customary on BDCA or VSCC rallies! One limitation in the region is the lack of choice when it comes to routes and roads. There is really only one main road and it goes more or less west to east from Bahrain to Muscat and there is little opportunity to escape from it until you reach Oman at the eastern end.</s>
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<s>[INST] What is the main topic of the following response? [/INST] The experts disagreed on two significant issues, those relating to the extent to which the car's chassis had been altered and as to whether the engine had been proved to satisfy the BDC 1930 Speed Six specification. On both issues I accepted Mr Sibson's evidence and rejected Mr Fenn's contrary evidence.</s>
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<s>[INST] What is the main topic of the following response? [/INST] Today we are leaving Nugget City, a stop over place, with a 296/476 km ride to Bell II and Stewart. Road building in the tundra wilderness is a challenge. One technique to avoid frost damage is to dig 5 ft. deep, cover the ground with a membrane and fill it with saw dust and gravel to create a floating road, additionally good drainage on both sides of the road is required. As we drive south through Jade City , population less than 50, we are climbing to a plateau at 3000 ft, the mountains left and right still have some snow. The temperature dropped to 4 Centigrade with some rain. The hot coffee stops are appreciated. The dress code for the day: Heavy sweater and two jackets for open cars plus waterproof hats and gloves. As we descended towards Bell II on the Cassier highway the forest gets lusher. The Bell II Lodge is well known for helicopter skiing. We all stopped for cheese and tea re-energizing our bodies and mind after a long day of driving. For $10.000 one can can ski 100.000 vertical ft in a week. The W.O. drivers overnighted at the nicely set up Bell II chalets and enjoyed a BBQ. The newer cars drove on another 100 miles to Stewart, an old small mining town on the Pacific Ocean, surrounded by mountains and glaciers. The drive to Stewart was spectacular. First we saw running bear, then sitting bear. A few minutes later Laurel (Roger and Kurt rode with Colin and Laurel in the Landrover) spotted two bears grazing and Colin obliged and reversed the car allowing us to take more pictures. The scenery is now like Switzerland with very diverse fauna and flora. Lots of snow from avalanches and plenty of waterfalls. At the local fish restaurant we had Alaskan King Crabs which were excellent. The crew then moved to the lounge at the Ripley Inn armed with bottles of wine and Dave's fiddle. After an extended sing along everybody retired happily and in one piece.</s>
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<s>[INST] What event is described in the following response? [/INST] Speed Sixes sold by description. The purpose of the statutory requirement that goods sold or bailed by to a consumer must confirm to their description is to enable the consumer to know fully and precisely what is being bought, bailed or hired. A seller is at risk of selling goods in breach of the implied term requiring goods to conform to their description if that description is a general one which embraces a wide variety of different features not all of which are always present in goods of that description. This is because that generic description might reasonably extend to features that are not present in a particular item but which are nonetheless features required by the buyer and which the buyer had reasonably understood to be present in the goods in question.</s>
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<s>[INST] What is the main topic of the following response? [/INST] The big green Bentley stood in the high street. Suddenly a man in tweeds sprinted from the Post Office and sprang nimbly over the side of the car. The engine started with what seemed like a deafening roar. The only other thing I remember was the driver pushing a lever on the outside before speeding off. The Bentley was known locally as a Birkin team car. I 'was five, and almost ever since, I've wanted to know the veracity of this unlikely tale and what became of that machine. The closest I ever came, was to trace a man who said he had removed the supercharger. But such chill trails could be a thing of the past. Bentley buff Tim Houlding has established a unique consultancy that provides current owners, prospective purchasers, dealers and those prone to historical licence, with the essential history of every 3,024 vintage Bentley. He describes his work as 'Bentley archaeology' — a desire to see as many correct bits as possible all together in one car. In Houlding's view a genuine example is better value and more enjoyable for present and future enthusiasts, and, if you look at life that way, a sounder investment.</s>
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<s>[INST] What event is described in the following response? [/INST] We were very pleased to see a lengthy article on the "Brooklands Centenary" in Issue No. 252, Aug. 2007, of the "Bentley Drivers Club Review". If you haven't seen it check it out. It has numerous photographs that were taken of club members enjoying the event.</s>
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<s>[INST] Who are the main participants in the following event? [/INST] Next day left the car behind in Nugget City with two others, covered up with a tarp and guarded by the RV park caretaker from Arizona. He planted flowers 10 days ago and has already a nice garden as the sun is up until 9 pm, it never gets very dark at night. Drove to Whitehorse (capital of Yukon) in the Morgans 1963 S 2 Bentley. Very comfortable in the back as it was designed to be a chauffeur driven car with a partition. Next day we set out to find a rental car together with the Grants from Scotland (who also suffered a breakdown). We have traveled with John and Ishbel in New Zealand and Switzerland. The rental company was called "rent a wreck"! The car has a broken windshield but is otherwise very comfortable for four people. Made tentative arrangements to ship the 3 stranded Bentleys back to Vancouver for $1500 each (2000 kms), after the first quotes came in at a staggering $4000 each. Found the cheaper source by going to the local car dealership and found a company who is going South empty. In the afternoon rode in Rolf Aschmanns Derby to Dawson City. The Yukon valley is very wide, the trees are only 10 ft high due to a wild fire in 1995. We saw a bear on the side of the road close up and a few minutes later had a flat tire. Took 12 minutes for the change. Arrived in Dawson City — all gravel roads.</s>
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<s>[INST] Who are the main participants in the following event? [/INST] Vancouver to Whistler (site of the 2010 Winter Olympics) via the Sea to Sky Highway 99.</s>
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<s>[INST] Can you provide details about the activities mentioned in the response? [/INST] It therefore followed that this contractual description had the same meaning in all three contracts and was one which incorporated, or was to be construed with, the terms of Mr Mann's preceding contractual warranty. The meaning of that description was that the car was a "1930 Speed Six car with a 1930 Speed Six engine and chassis".</s>
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<s>[INST] What event is described in the following response? [/INST] Clause 5.1 � prevention or exclusion of liability. Fortis contends that the term of the agreement that gives rise to the contractual description relied on by Mrs Brewer does not take effect as a contractual description as a result of clause 5.1 of the agreement. This reads as follows: "In view of the terms of the customer's declaration in the Schedule and Clauses 1.4, 1.5 and 3.1 and the fact that the goods have only been acquired by the Owner at the Customer's request to enable it to enter into this agreement with the Customer, the Customer agrees:- 1. That (apart from any of the following which have been expressly given to the Owner itself to the customer in writing) no condition, warranty, stipulation or representation whatsoever of any kind has been given by the Owner, its servants or agents in relation to the goods (other than a warranty that the Owner will pass to the customer upon exercise by the customer of the rights conferred on it by Clauses 4.1, 4.3 or 8.1 such title to the goods as the manufacturer or supplier pass to it); 2. That all implied conditions, warranties, stipulations and representations relating to the goods, whether statutory, collateral hereto, at common law or otherwise and whether relating to their capacity, age, quality, description, state, condition or use, or to their satisfactory quality or suitability or fitness for a particular or any purpose are hereby excluded and extinguished except (i) as regards any liability which may be implied on the Owner in respect of death or personal injury resulting from the Owner's negligence and (ii) any warranty implied by law that (subject to the provisions of this agreement) the Owner will not interfere with the Customer's quiet possession of the goods; ...".</s>
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<s>[INST] What details can you share about the following response? [/INST] The supercharged ‘Blower’ models were an attempt to quickly boost horsepower and keep the team competitive against the likes of Bugatti and Alfa Romeo. While they didn’t rack up as many wins, the Blower Bentleys are some of the most coveted classic cars in the world.</s>
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<s>[INST] Who are the main participants in the following event? [/INST] This car never let me down on tours through the Alps, the NAVBM, two Nova Scotia tours, and many on the west coast. It was so easy to change the Fram filter and know that the 50W oil was always clean. I like the mag/coil setup as well; the car started very quickly and always performed well. The only drawback was the small autovac, which on very long, gradual grades would sometimes run dry, requiring a stop on the shoulder to allow it to recover. Happy 2014 Robert. Ed</s>
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<s>[INST] What details can you share about the following response? [/INST] He goes on: "I've saved this one twice." From what? "From being turned into another tourer". This is a tender point in Bentley circles — the conversion of normally slow saloons into dramatic tourers, usually with Le Mans accoutrements. Fingers are often pointed at Stamley, and he has done his share, though frequently on instruction from owners. But there are other views: these cars are no longer for transport. They are preserved only for the pleasure of driving, and, that HJM lightweight apart, a tourer will always be a lighter, quicker car. A saloon is dearer and harder to build; and of course he runs a business. He makes a point to tell me: "That car there I can probably sell as it stands for £140,000. But as a tourer I could get another £100,000 fir it." It says something for him that he has been known to sell a saloon with a contract preventing the new owner from removing the body.</s>
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<s>[INST] What is the main topic of the following response? [/INST] To the suggestion that the 1929 car had ceased to exist in 1932 he said "Well it did not, because the bulk of the car was fitted within the new side-members so that it was the same car, same wheels, same axle, same steering column, same clutch, same gear box." He then went on to describe what prompted the change of the chassis frame. The 4.5 litre cars all broke their chassis frames, one during the Le Mans race, one on the way home between Le Mans and Dieppe and one on the road from Newhaven to Cricklewood. This caused some anxiety. He also gave more details of his instructions, which were to put together as many parts of the first car, the 6.5 litre car, as possible within the two new side-members. They knew it was going to be used in the 500 miles race later that year and that they should build the car accordingly.</s>
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<s>[INST] What details can you share about the following response? [/INST] Sammy Davis is something of a legend these days, 86 now, (this article was published in 1974!) and twinkling back through a career in and around racing cars that goes back as far as racing itself... He remembers his first Grand Prix experience in 1924 at Lyons... Two years later he was with the Bentley team at Le Mans and set for second place with 20 minutes to go when he ran out of brakes and plunged into the sand at Mulsanne with the 3-litre Bentley carrying the number seven. It was this same brake problem that sent Dr Benjafield into a tree in a later race after he had bought it from the factory for his personal use...   Continued...</s>
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<s>[INST] Can you provide details about the activities mentioned in the response? [/INST] C. Elliot Esq., Elmstead, West Wittering, Nr. Chichester. My Dear Elliot, Forgive me for not having replied before to your letter of the 18th. The B .M .E .P. of the six – cylinder Bentley engine is not as high as it aught to be or as we had got either on our experimental cylinder here or on their single – cylinder , but the results you have are those which were obtained straight off the reel from the first engine built, and when rigged up with a silencer, and all conditions as nearly as possible as they would be in the car. Not only the engine but the whole chassis is new, and Bentleys were very anxious to get the engine on to the road to test out the chassis as soon as possible. Finding that the engine gave the maximum power which we and they had anticipated, they took it off the test bench without any further tuning and started on their road tests. They have promised later either to let us have an engine here or to let us play with one on their test – bed, when I hope to do a good deal better, for we have not yet tried a single one of the many variables such as valve timing , compression ratio, etc . Bentleys tell us that under no circumstances can the engine be made to detonate and that it is very smooth running, from which I infer that we could probably afford to increase the compression ratio - our own tests indicated that we could go above 6:1 on ordinary Shell petrol.</s>
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<s>[INST] Who are the main participants in the following event? [/INST] Barbecue lunches with local peach cobblers were served in small town parks, giving the drivers a chance to rest in the shade and mix with the local admirers of expensive toys. The weather was, as usual, around 25 degrees Centigrade.The Aspen trees just started to turn yellow, mixing well with the deep blue sky and the red sandstone formations. A good part of the entry fee goes to small town charities and to the State Patrol Family Foundation. In return the State Troopers, on their Harley Davidsons, keep the roads open for us! It would be nice to have a few more Bentleys on this fantastic motoring event.</s>
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<s>[INST] Who are the main participants in the following event? [/INST] Next day left the car behind in Nugget City with two others, covered up with a tarp and guarded by the RV park caretaker from Arizona. He planted flowers 10 days ago and has already a nice garden as the sun is up until 9 pm, it never gets very dark at night. Drove to Whitehorse (capital of Yukon) in the Morgans 1963 S 2 Bentley. Very comfortable in the back as it was designed to be a chauffeur driven car with a partition. Next day we set out to find a rental car together with the Grants from Scotland (who also suffered a breakdown). We have traveled with John and Ishbel in New Zealand and Switzerland. The rental company was called "rent a wreck"! The car has a broken windshield but is otherwise very comfortable for four people. Made tentative arrangements to ship the 3 stranded Bentleys back to Vancouver for $1500 each (2000 kms), after the first quotes came in at a staggering $4000 each. Found the cheaper source by going to the local car dealership and found a company who is going South empty. In the afternoon rode in Rolf Aschmanns Derby to Dawson City. The Yukon valley is very wide, the trees are only 10 ft high due to a wild fire in 1995. We saw a bear on the side of the road close up and a few minutes later had a flat tire. Took 12 minutes for the change. Arrived in Dawson City — all gravel roads.</s>
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<s>[INST] Can you provide details about the activities mentioned in the response? [/INST] When Tom asked me if I would 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. She was the first Bentley to come to New Zealand, as she came here new in 1923, but is now not the oldest New Zealand Bentley. Her first owner was Henry (Harry) Wardell of Wardell Bros & Co, Tea Merchants & Family Grocers. Harry was the youngest in the family of four sons and one daughter, who owned a grocery wholesale business with stores in Dunedin, Christchurch and Wellington. Harry took over the management of the 47-51 Willis St, Wellington store when his brother Tom moved to Australia, while brothers John and William ran the Dunedin and Christchurch stores respectively. They also owned a pig farm at Riccarton to provide bacon for their stores. 348’s first New Zealand home was 4 Church St, Wellington, which now will take you to a parking building not very far from the Beehive.</s>
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<s>[INST] What details can you share about the following response? [/INST] Even so, by 12th October 1929 it was ready for the 500 miles race at Brooklands. A new 600 cylinder pattern differential and spicer shaft had been fitted. The car was rebodied -- the four seater Van de Plas was removed and replaced by a two seater form with fintail or fishtail, new petrol tank and a fly-off handbrake had been fitted direct to a compensator. The gear lever was cranked outside the body with no reverse catch. The car in this form took second place.</s>
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<s>[INST] What event is described in the following response? [/INST] ...After everybody but us spotted bears, we got creative resorting to desperate measures. Not only did we hide the fire extinguisher but we put the Bentley on heat!! The moose came running after us and the bears (a young black bear and a grizzly) watched the commotion!! Got our Kodak moment!! Crossed over the continental divide, rivers now flow into the Arctic ocean. Visited the Bennett dam and went underground to inspect the turbine room. Capacity is 2,725,000 kilowatts with a 2 kilometer earth filled dam. Bald eagles were diving for fish at the outlets. Did some 300 miles/500 km today, arriving at Fort St. John. The days are getting longer now and it is still daylight when we retire for the evening...</s>
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<s>[INST] What is the main topic of the following response? [/INST] In addition to the chassis/frame damage, the body damage included tears and dents in the front and rear wings and front splash apron, damage to the roof, broken/cracked window glass and dented front lamps. The bent frame caused door misalignment with the body being generally loosened. This was most likely the result of the twisting upon impact with the dock. The insurance company and the stevedore company paid for most of the repair of the damage but not the straightening of the bent frame. It remained as it was following the drop. In January 1958 Mr. Fagan decided to sell YX5113 and asked $3,250 after having invested over $5,000. Having no success with selling it, he eventually traded YX5113 to a dealer. The Vintage Car Store in Nyack, New York exchanged YX5113 for a Bentley 4¼ Gurney-Nutting Coupe de Ville. Subsequently, YX5113 was purchased by the Larz Anderson Collection in Boston. YX5113 was owned briefly by Bill Ruger, Jr., owner of YM5044 which is the subject of a previous article in this series, prior to Mr. Greene’s ownership. The mechanical history indicates that YX5113 has been the victim of some rather serious abuse and neglect including the aforementioned off-loading damage. The corrections of its various faults has required major commitments of time, effort and finances to keep it on the road and to bring it to its current roadworthy condition. Club factory records show that no serious work was performed on YX5113 during Mr. Player’s ownership. There was a differential ratio change from 14/53 to 15/53 in 1935. Having done some 83,000 miles by 1938, there surely must have been material service and repair work performed on the car. When YX 5113 was advertised by Denys Taaffe for sale in 1955, the advert stated that it was “completely overhauled with new tyres.” Correspondence offers details of that work. The entire engine, camshaft rollers, top and bottom ends were re-done. This indicates that the mechanicals were very tired prior to this work being performed during Mr. Taaffe’s ownership. This would be consistent with the mileage on the car. Mr. Fagan, following the repair of the dockside damage to the car, had YX5113 completely re-sprayed in cream/yellow and grey. The roof material, headliner and carpets were replaced at the same time and the interior wood trim was re-finished.</s>
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<s>[INST] Who are the main participants in the following event? [/INST] Following its success at Le Mans it was prepared for the 500 miles race in October at Brooklands in 1931. The parts changed included the clutch stop, clutch shaft and linings, the offside stub axle with kingpin bearings, hubsteering arm, brake shoes and track rod. Five new main bearings and crankcase were fitted. For this race the Le Mans body was removed and replaced by the racing two-seater with its petrol tank.</s>
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<s>[INST] What details can you share about the following response? [/INST] Principal findings. The principal findings are as follows: (1) (a) Mr Sibson had inspected and measured the chassis very carefully and had concluded that the only surviving section from the original 1930 chassis was part of the small front section. (b) He also concluded that the engine could not be described as satisfying the 1930 Speed Six specification since its performance had never been properly tested or verified and its outward appearance, particularly its new pistons, suggested that it had never been capable of generating the power that would have been needed to satisfy the performance requirements of that specification (paragraph 32). (c) Overall, Mr Sibson contended that the car could not be described as a Speed Six and the engine could not be described as either a Speed Six engine or as one which was to Speed Six specification, whereas Mr Fenn contended that the car was a Speed Six car whose engine was to Speed Six specification. On all three of these issues Mr Sibson's evidence was accepted (paragraph 34). (2) The terminology used for vintage Bentleys including Speed Sixes varies but conventionally the term "restored" usually refers to the restoration of original parts and "rebuilt" to the taking apart and putting back together again of a car predominantly using original parts from the original car (paragraph 45). There is no generally accepted term that describes the use of a substantial part, particularly the engine, which has been transformed from its original place in one model to resemble and be placed in another model. (paragraph 46). I have adopted the word "reconstructed" to describe this substantial process of change since it is a fundamentally different process to that of "rebuilding" a Speed Six car (paragraph 47). (3) It is clear that everyone involved with Speed Sixes now regard it as essential, for such a car to be properly described as a Speed Six, to be accompanied by a continuous history, being a full, unbroken and authentic set of documents which identify in a reliable manner who has owned the car, the uses that it has been put to and a description of its service history and any restoration, rebuilding or reconstruction work that the car has experienced throughout its life since originally leaving the Cricklewood works. The evidence suggested that this view arose, or was at least confirmed, as a custom of the Speed Six trade by Otton J's judgment in 1990 in Hubbard v Middlebridge Scimitar Limited[19]. This "Old Number One" judgment is certainly widely known to, and relied on by, enthusiasts, owners, dealers, auctioneers and valuers involved with Speed Sixes (paragraph 55). (4) A specification has since been compiled retrospectively for the Speed Six and Standard 6�-litre engine types by the BDC. This specification was accepted at the trial as being the relevant specification against which the car's engine should be compared and, by inference, was the specification that Mr Mann claimed in evidence to have referred to in his discussions with Mrs Brewer as the "Speed Six specification" (paragraph 58). (5) Part of the front section of the chassis and its attached chassis number is the only surviving part of the 1930 Speed Six car that had originally been delivered to Miss Unwin in February 1930(paragraph 77). (6) The engine was a standard engine when it arrived in Mr Mann's workshop and that he himself undertook the conversion work between 1979 and 1980 which he stated must have been undertaken in South Africa (paragraph 82). (7) Mr Mann's implied representation to the Brewers that the car had a continuous history as a 1930 Speed Six car was obviously false (paragraph 90). (8) the car was not satisfactorily tested in 2009 and that such test results as were claimed to have been undertaken apparently showed that the engine under load displayed significant non-compliance with the BDC's 1930 Speed Six specification (paragraph 93). (9) Whatever the value of a 1930 Speed Six might be at any one time, it will be appreciably higher than the corresponding value of a reconstructed Speed Six with a reconstructed 1927 Standard 6�-litre engine a reconstructed 1930 chassis with no relevant continuous history and with no verified and authenticated ability to satisfy any relevant 1930 Speed Six specification (paragraph 96). (10) The car lacked a continuous history for the entire period between 1930 and 1981 and any authenticated documents proving that history in that period. No such documents were provided to Mrs Brewer (paragraph 98). (11) The pre-contract representations in the advertising material inaccurately and misleadingly conveyed the meaning to an informed reader such as Mrs Brewer that the car retained its original Speed Six engine and chassis which had been rebuilt but which still survived as a Speed Six engine with a proved capability of satisfying all aspects of the Speed Six specification. These representations were reinforced and confirmed by the absence of any reference in any of the documents to the fact that the engine was a Standard 1927 6�-litre engine and that the chassis had been significantly reconstructed so as to resemble a Speed Six chassis that satisfied the Speed Six chassis specification (paragraph 108). (12) In relation to the collateral contractual warranty: (1) Mr Mann stated unequivocally that the engine was a Speed Six engine; (2) Mr Mann did not make any reference to the engine being to Speed Six specification; (3) If Mr Mann used the phrase "to Speed Six specification" this would reasonably have been taken to have been a reference to an original 1930 Speed Six engine that had been renovated to Speed Six Specification and that phrase would have been an erroneous misrepresentation; and (4) The statement "the engine is a Speed Six engine", in its context, amounted to a collateral warranty whose consideration was provided by Mrs Brewer's reliance on that statement to conclude her contracts with Fortis to hire, and with SMRL to buy, the car (paragraph 131). (13) Mr Mann is personally liable to Mrs Brewer and, in addition, is liable to her as the agent of SMRL who was his undisclosed principal. Furthermore, SMRL is separately and severally liable for any breach of warranty. SMRL's additional liability for any such breach was established at the trial since its counsel accepted on its behalf that it would be liable to Mrs Brewer if and to the extent that any breach of warranty was established (paragraph 137). (14) The description contained in the sale contract must be subject to, and read together with, that contractual warranty. This description must also be read together with the same contractual description that was contained in the hire purchase agreement and the sale contract between SMRL and Fortis. Mr Mann had drafted and inserted this description in these other contracts and they were clearly intended by Mrs Brewer, SMRL and Fortis to be interlinked and to take effect together with SMRL's contract with Mrs Brewer (paragraph 142). (15) The description "One 1930 Bentley Speed Six Car" in the sale contract from SMRL to Fortis and in the hire purchase agreement between Fortis and Mrs Brewer and "Bentley Car" in the contract between SMRL and Mrs Brewer are contractual descriptions which have the meaning: "a 1930 Speed Six Bentley car containing a 1930 Speed Six engine and a 1930 Speed Six chassis" (paragraph 148). (16) The description for the purposes of the implied term in all three contracts is to be considered to be and to mean: "'a 1930 Bentley Speed Six Car' containing a Speed Six engine". By necessary implication, that description in the context of this sale and hire was also stating that the car's chassis was 'a 1930 Speed Six chassis' and that the car had a continuous history (paragraph 160). (17) The car was no longer capable of being accurately described as a "1930 Bentley Speed Six Car". The reasons why the car could no longer be described in this way may be summarised as follows: (1) The 1930 Speed Six engine had been substituted with a reconstructed 1927 standard 6�-litre engine. (2) The changes that had been made to the 1927 engine were not documented, the contents of the Speed Six specification the engine was said to satisfy had not been identified and no formal check or certification of the engine's compliance with the performance specification relied on had ever been undertaken. Moreover, the evidence showed that the performance parts of the BDC 1930 Speed Six specification were not capable of being satisfied by the engine that was currently in the car. (3) The chassis was, to a very significant extent, different from and constructed to a different specification from, the original 1930 chassis. (4) There was no continuous history available for the car or its chassis, its 1927 Standard engine, the reconstruction of its 1927 engine and 1930 chassis or the racing characteristics and Speed Six performance capabilities that it was said to have been provided with (paragraph 162). (18) Mrs Brewer relied on a description within the hire purchase agreement to enter into that agreement. She had not provided that description, it had been provided by the seller of the car to Fortis and had then been approved by Fortis. In those circumstances, this was a bailment by description. Thus, Mrs Brewer may rely on any breach of section 9(1) of the Supply of Goods (Implied Terms) Act 1973 that occurred in consequence of that description being erroneous. That liability is not excluded by Section 5.1 of the hire purchase agreement (paragraph 175). (19) Mr Mann was in breach of his contractual warranty provided to Mrs Brewer that the car was a Speed Six and that the engine was a Speed Six engine both personally and as the agent of an undisclosed principal; SMRL was in breach of its sale contracts with both Mrs Brewer and Fortis that the car was a 1930 Speed Six and Fortis was in breach of its bailment by description contained within the hire purchase agreement that the car was a 1930 Speed Six (paragraph 176). (20) Mrs Brewer had not accepted the car and if clause 2 of the agreement has the effect of her having to be presumed to have accepted it, that presumption has no effect as a result of section 13 of UCTA. She remained entitled to reject the car at the time it was retaken and she sought to reject it on the grounds of its non conformity with its contractual description. This was not a tactical move on her part that was intended to allow her to avoid her financial difficulties. Instead, Fortis's purported termination on the grounds of Mrs Brewer's arrears was itself a tactical move which had been taken in an attempt to forestall Mrs Brewer's notified claim against it based on that misdescription. Overall, however, although Mrs Brewer still retained the right to reject the car, her claim is not dependent on that right but is one that is confined to a claim for damages (paragraph 187). (21) Mrs Brewer is entitled to both heads of damages as claimed by her and is also entitled to an indemnity from both Mr Mann and SMRL against any outstanding liability she might have to Fortis (paragraph 191). (22) Fortis had no entitlement to counterclaim the arrears of hire outstanding at the date it purported to terminate the agreement nor to damages for future loss of hire recovery at the date it purported to terminate the agreement (paragraph 194). (23) Mrs Brewer is entitled to repayment by Fortis of all hire payments that she has previously paid since she was entitled to rescind the contract and such payments are recoverable as reliance damages in accordance with the principle identified in Yeoman Credit Ltd[20] (paragraph 195). (24) It follows that no restitutionary claim arises and Mrs Brewer need not provide any off-set for her use and enjoyment of the car or on any other basis (paragraph 199). (25) For the same reasons as have resulted in SMRL being joined as a party, it is fair and reasonable that Fortis should be entitled to join SMRL as a third party and to plead a third party contribution or indemnity claim against it (paragraph 201). (26) In the result, Mrs Brewer's claims succeed against each defendant, Fortis's counterclaim fails and Mrs Brewer is entitled to damages as claimed against each defendant. (paragraph 204).</s>
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<s>[INST] Can you provide details about the activities mentioned in the response? [/INST] Drive the spectacular vistas of the Banff-Jasper Parkway (Highway 93) to Jasper.</s>
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<s>[INST] Can you provide details about the activities mentioned in the response? [/INST] David Morley - Dec 27, 2013 I made this modification six years ago and it has worked extremely well since. (I added it to the BDCL forum at the time.) The original filter is just a gauze which only removes the big bits! Since fitting the filter, sludging in the sump is cured and the oil stays cleaner longer. Oil pressure is unaffected and it has the advantage of fitting within the original casing so does not detract from the vintage look. If required there is a version of the filter with a bypass valve, though regular oil changes should remove the requirement for this.</s>
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<s>[INST] What event is described in the following response? [/INST] Only 18 100mph-model Bentley 3-litres were made — the lightest and the quickest of the breed. Malcolm McKay drives a rare survivor in amazingly original condition... Late in 1925, prosperous butcher and part-time gentleman racer at Brooklands, Henry Leeson, ordered from Bentley Motors a Super Sports: the new, ultimate 3-litre. The chassis was despatched to the Surbiton Coach and Motor Works, where craftsmen painstakingly constructed the most beautiful body ever to grace a Vintage Bentley...  Continued...</s>
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<s>[INST] What event is described in the following response? [/INST] At the height of his career, Birkin's biggest regret was the lack of interest shown by British teams in Grand Prix racing. As none were forthcoming after Sunbeam withdrew, he optimistically tried to make a Grand Prix machine out of a 4 1/2-litre Bentley by adding a supercharger. And he very nearly succeeded, in the French Grand Prix of all races!     Continued...</s>
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<s>[INST] What is the main topic of the following response? [/INST] However, the 5000km around the South Island is not for the faint-hearted. Mrs Ford said many of the drivers were in their 70s and were "true adventurers". Driving the "very physical cars" through extremes of cold and heat took strength, she said. "You can feel it in your shoulders at the end of the day." Together, the 30 cars are estimated to be worth $25 million but the organisers were reluctant to divulge the cost of the tour. "You can't put a price on a good time," Mr Cook said.</s>
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<s>[INST] Who are the main participants in the following event? [/INST] 1,000 miles in a day... in a 1925 LeMans Bentley... with the top down... and the temperature below freezing... is a feat that should be attempted only by mad dogs, Englishmen and Texans...    Continued...</s>
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<s>[INST] What details can you share about the following response? [/INST] We, therefore got into our own coachbuilding almost immediately and I overhauled the car from one end to the other. We had a great deal of fun. While this was going on I bought a Boat Tailed 3-Litre made by Vanden Plas, completely original, and one of very few made. We thoroughly enjoyed the use of the car, traveled all over England, taking with us our two boys who sat in the back without any weather equipment and thoroughly enjoyed it. I even took them to school each day in it which was quite fun for them and we got very well known by the local policeman. I used to bear down on him quite fast and he never had the courage to stop me. Instead, he would stop all of the traffic and give us a run straight through which was good fun. Later I sold this car to Briggs Cunningham. It was shipped back to his museum and was on display there for many, many years. In fact, I visited the museum in about 1978 and was invited to drive the car again. Briggs removed it from the museum especially for Chris and I and we had a run up the freeway in it just like old times. We carried on with our Bentley motoring and, if at anytime we didn't have a car on the road, George had bought an extra car or two and there was always one that I could use. We used to go to all the club meetings that we could — the Sunday "noggings". It was a free and easy time. I received a phone call from Tony Robinson of North Stables Coachbuilding. At that time he worked for the television company as artist. He rang to say he was needing a body for his car and thought about designing and making one based on the 4½ Vanden Plas design. I encouraged him and gave him what help I could. He measured up an original 4½ and started to cut out all the sections of timber. He ended up with a very fine body for the car and asked me if I would supply the various parts that he needed such as the windscreen, all the brackets, locks, hinges, and everything else that was required including a hood frame. I agreed to help.</s>
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<s>[INST] What details can you share about the following response? [/INST] The above history is an example of an ongoing process in unraveling the mysteries of a car's origin. You will enjoy reading the entire history of Chassis No. 564 as we know it. And perhaps you know something about the car before it passed into Roy's hands in 1966. If so, please submit information here.</s>
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<s>[INST] What details can you share about the following response? [/INST] Thus, a potential buyer who was examining the car and talking about it to Mr Mann would assume that they were talking about a car containing an original Speed Six engine since that was the type of car that Mr Mann was objectively describing. In order to dispel the obvious conclusion that the car's engine was a Speed Six engine, Mr Mann would have had to have made it very clear that the engine was not a Speed Six engine but was instead a Standard 6�-litre reconstructed engine, notwithstanding that the car was a Speed Six car, and he would also have had to have explained in some detail why that was so, what he meant by the description "to Speed Six specification" and why he was able to describe it in that way.</s>
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<s>[INST] What is the main topic of the following response? [/INST] What is not known is how that engine got to South Africa and the circumstances in which it was last used in 1949.</s>
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<s>[INST] What event is described in the following response? [/INST] Some cruise! The speed was 73.62 miles per hour.</s>
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<s>[INST] What is the main topic of the following response? [/INST] Misleading nature of the advertising material. The misleading nature of this advertising material can be summarised under four main headings: (1) The statement that the engine was a Speed Six engine. This statement was conveyed by the provision of both the chassis number with the engine number as if they were the originally paired Speed Six numbers ([B]). However, the engine number was not the original Speed Six engine number that had been paired with the original Speed Six chassis number, it was the number of a Standard 6�-litre engine that had been added to the car at a later date. (2) The statement that the engine satisfied the Speed Six engine specification and performed as a Speed Six racing engine. This statement was conveyed by the three statements that referred to the engine's 45 psi oil pressure, to its being a fully remetalled engine and to its running at 3100 all day at a cruising speed of 100mph ([I], [J] and [K]). These statements also conveyed to the informed reader the fact that the engine was a Speed Six engine. However, the engine was not a Speed Six engine, it did not satisfy a Speed Six engine specification and it had never been proved to satisfy the performance requirements of any such specification. (3) The statement that the car was a Speed Six car that contained an original 1930 Speed Six engine. This statement was conveyed by the statement that the car was the car for you "if you want W.O.'s finest" ([F]). This was a particularly significant statement because W.O. was particularly known as the designer and manufacturer of Speed Six engines, all of which had been produced by W.O. and his racing team under W.O.'s personal supervision in the Cricklewood works between 1929 and 1930. It followed that the statement that the car that was one of W.O.'s finest amounted to a statement that the engine in the car was an original 1930 Speed Six engine. Similarly, the statement that the car was one recommended by Mr Mann since "I want to do rallies and continental touring and that Speed Six ticks all my boxes" ([E]). In context, this was a statement that the car had a 1930 Speed Six engine and chassis. However, the engine was a 1927 Standard 6�-litre engine reconstructed by Mr Mann in the period 1978 � 1980 with a chassis that had started life as a 1930 Speed Six chassis but which had been reconstructed so as to consist predominantly of other parts and which no longer conformed to the Speed Six chassis specification. (4) The statement that the 1930 Speed Six car had been restored ([A] and [C]) or rebuilt ([D], [G] and [H]). In context, these statements were to the effect that the car remained a 1930 Speed Six car despite the work that had been done to it. This was because of the accepted terminology of vintage Bentley enthusiasts, who used the words "restored" and "rebuilt" to mean that the original engine and chassis remained in the car even though the car had been extensively worked on over the years. In other words, the original engine and chassis remained in the car despite the work that had since been done on the car to date. However, the work that had been done to the engine and chassis was far more than restoration or rebuilding work. The car had been reconstructed with a different engine and a completely transformed chassis and it could no longer be described without qualification as a "1930 Speed Six".</s>
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<s>[INST] What event is described in the following response? [/INST] Author: David Venebles, 2011. 16 color and 175 black and white photos and charts, 312 pages, large format, hard bound. Haynes Publishing www.haynes.co.uk £40.00/$59.95.</s>
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<s>[INST] What details can you share about the following response? [/INST] Sammy himself was never old, he had simply lived a very long time and his chassis and engine, in the last three or four years, had been showing serious signs of wear. He died of a heart attack at his Guildford flat on January 9 (1981), his 94th birthday. He had had a good long life, and to anyone remotely interested in cars, an enviable one...     Continued...</s>
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<s>[INST] Can you provide details about the activities mentioned in the response? [/INST] In 1930 Bentley had won the 24-hour race of the l'Automobile Club de l'Ouest three times in succession, but they were making every effort to improve upon this record and to secure their fourth victory. To this end, no fewer than six cars were entered. The works team was three 6 1/2 litre six-cylinder models driven by Barnato-Kidston, Davis-Dun fee and Clement-Watney. Backing them up were three 4 1/2 litre supercharged models then owned by the Hon. Dorothy Paget, which had been built at Sir Henry Birkin's place at Welwyn Garden City. The drivers of these cars were Birkin-Chassagne, Jack Dunfee-J. D. Benjafield and Harcourt Wood-G. Ramponi.  Continued...</s>
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<s>[INST] Who are the main participants in the following event? [/INST] One day, after completing a car with a light blue carpet, I left it running for a period to warm up before taking it out. I went out to move the car I was horrified to find oil pumped all over the front carpets — everywhere. I switched off and removed the carpets and tried to clean them, but was finding it very difficult. So I bought some petrol and, using a very big pan, washed the carpets fully in petrol to remove the oil. I then shampooed them, hung them on the line, and dried them out. It went very well indeed, without a sign of oil, but when I fitted them back in the car they were a slightly different color than the carpets in the back — which showed — so I had a problem. I didn't know quite what to do, because there was no more material available and time was a factor. So I carefully removed all the carpets, removed a gallon of oil from the sump and washed all the carpets in oil. I then put them through the petrol wash . . . then shampooed them . . . then put them back in the car clean and sprightly looking. They looked perfect when they were finished — a slightly different tone of blue, which didn't matter as long as they were the same. When we arrived in Sussex we purchased a house in the country which had double garages, but did not have sufficient room to work. I had to look for somewhere to rent to carry on the business. The first 3-litre that I completed was done in my double garages at home and I managed quite well. I then rented a part of a garage locally. During that time I completed a couple of cars for an Irish Lord who is a very friendly and generous man. Those were the first two cars that I completed under my own business. One of them was a Rolls-Royce. Whilst I was at that garage I found an employee and between us we found a garage at Wisborough Green. We were most fortunate to find an old coachworks which had been there since the turn of the century and the owner had retired. He was very helpful to me and, having rented part of his garages, gradually we were allowed to take over a little more... and a little mor... Eventually he died and left note in his will that we should be allowed to continue there as long as possible.</s>
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<s>[INST] Who are the main participants in the following event? [/INST] Since 1945, however, interest in vintage Bentleys has increased enormously and all vintage Bentleys are now both extremely valuable and regarded as good investments. Speed Sixes, particularly those with a continuous history, are the most valuable cars from the Vintage Bentley range. Most of the vintage Bentleys, including the Speed Sixes, that have been located or have come onto the market, have been restored, rebuilt or reconstructed, occasionally using a rebuilt original engine from other Speed Sixes and more frequently using Speed Six parts from other Speed Sixes or the nearest equivalent replacement parts. The terminology used for vintage Bentleys including Speed Sixes varies but conventionally the term "restored" usually refers to the restoration of original parts and "rebuilt" to the taking apart and putting back together again of a car predominantly using original parts from the original car.</s>
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<s>[INST] What is the main topic of the following response? [/INST] When a firm starts to make motor cars, and with its first model springs into a position in the automobile world unattained by any of its rivals, there must be something more than usually remarkable about that model. Such was the case of the famous 3-litre Bentley which brought its name to the position of being a household word among motorists, and which has made history both on its own, and on behalf of the motor industry of this country.    Continued...</s>
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<s>[INST] What is the main topic of the following response? [/INST] Mrs Brewer's case � contractual misdescriptions. Mrs Brewer contends that the description of the car as a "1930 Speed Six Bentley Car" was contained in each of the three contracts making up the sale of the car, being SMRL's sale to Fortis and its separate contract with her and Fortis's hire purchase agreement with her and that this was a contractual description of the car. This contractual description was, therefore, coupled with an implied term in each contract that the car should conform to that description. This description had originated from Mr Mann and had consequently become a term of each these three contracts which had been induced by Mrs Brewer's reliance on Mr Mann's earlier contractual warranty. These three contracts were closely inter-related, they all contained Mr Mann's contractual description of the car and they were intended to be entered into simultaneously. Furthermore, the subject-matter of both the contractual warranty and the three resulting contracts was the same car, which had been described by Mr Mann as a Bentley Speed Six which was a model whose unique history and racing characteristics were known to both parties.</s>
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<s>[INST] What event is described in the following response? [/INST] It is interesting to have the 4-litre Bentley recalled by a reader who served his apprenticeship with and was employed by the "old" Bentley Company. Possibly many enthusiasts have gotten that there ever was such a model. It appeared in the spring of the very year (1931) in which the original firm went out of business, that is, just before the acquisition of the name by Rolls-Royce. Thus the 4-litre was short lived as a model; in fact, it scarcely passed the experimental stage, and even appeared to have been put on the market prematurely. The design shared certain features of that great car, in every sense of the word, the 8-litre.    Continued...</s>
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<s>[INST] What details can you share about the following response? [/INST] FIERBERT KENSINGTON MOIR, like so many of our motoring personalities, was at first extremely reluctant to disclose the secrets of his horrid past, but with his back to the wall, and faced with. the threat of a fictitious life story (composed with. the aid of a faulty memory and a vivid imagination) he decided that perhaps the truth was preferable, and warmed to his "confession."   Continued...</s>
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<s>[INST] Who are the main participants in the following event? [/INST] I have adopted the word "reconstructed" to describe this substantial process of change since it is a fundamentally different process to that of "rebuilding" a Speed Six car. In the evidence, with regard to the 1927 6�-litre engine in the car, other words, such as "reconstitued", "adapted", "transformed" or "converted" were also used.</s>
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<s>[INST] What details can you share about the following response? [/INST] Next morning Roger and I went to visit the impressive Caenavon Castle some 30 miles away. Caenavon castle is the most famous of Wales's castles and also a World Heritage Site. Construction began in 1283 by King Edward 1 as the definitive chapter in his conquest of Wales. It was designed to echo the walls of Constantinople and was not only a military stronghold but also a seat of government and royal palace. In 1969 the castle was the setting of the Investiture of Charles as Prince of Wales. The castle also houses the Regimental Museum of the Royal Welch Fusiliers - Wales's oldest regiment. From there we took the Welsh Highland RR to Bedgellert; the vintage wagons were pulled by steam engines which were brought back from South Africa some 15 years ago. The following day we drove from Wales to Crewe using the motorway between Liverpool and Manchester. This is one of the most densely populated areas in Europe and the only way to make good time was to use the motorway, something we try to avoid in a vintage open car!. Stopped for lunch at another BDC members estate. Fortunately the marquees did not have to be used as the sun was out and we could relax in the wonderful gardens. We spent the night at Crewe Hall, where we were treated like royalty. The stately Jacobean mansion, located on extensive grounds, dates back to 1615. It has one of the most beautiful staircases in England, exquisite marble fireplaces, ornate plaster work and carved wood. It has its own chapel complete with stained glass windows. We were served champagne again before dinner, sponsored by Bentley Motors. Next day we visited the Bentley factory in Crewe, one of the highlights of the trip. Dress code was strictly jacket and tie, so we drove our Bentleys with ties and goggles! They still utilize the old brick stone factory buildings from the 1930's, but the insides have been modernized. They produce some 4000 cars per year here, producing the flagship Mulsanne and the cheaper Continental GT, with 4000 employees. Which means a lot of work is still done by hand and the lines are moving very slowly, giving the workers time to focus on quality and have a chat in between. The factory has the capacity to double and produce up to 10000 cars a year. We saw electronic specialists, paint experts and cabinet makers, copper smiths alongside trim specialists. 90 per cent of the Mulsanne cars are personalized, i.e. you choose your own colour, trim, wood inlays, family crest etc. Beautiful cars for some three hundred thousand dollars. We spent several interesting and happy hours here, fortunately we were able to resist the temptation of placing a special order! We are still trying to keep fit which is getting harder by the day as the food is generally very good and every evening meal is started with drinks, then wine and finished off with an after dinner drink. After Crew we stayed in Buxton for two nights. Buxton lies just outside the Peak District National Park. It was founded by the Romans, who were attracted to the site by the warm springs (constant temp of 28 degrees Centigrade) which emerge near the River Wye. In the 18th - 19th centuries the spa attracted royalty and gentry and over the years many magnificent buildings were constructed and the town prospered. Limestone quarrying became a major industry in the immediate area and, with the advent of the railroad, stone was easily transported across the country. Quarrying continues to be an important industry still today. After the First World War the spa industry went into gradual decline and by 1950 Buxton was a backwater. Recovery began in 1980's with the reopening of the Opera House and festivals and relocation of the university of Derby.</s>
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<s>[INST] What is the main topic of the following response? [/INST] The four-cylinder three-litre was built primarily as a sports model. In course of time it has attained a considerable vogue as a fast and reliable touring car with an almost endless life, the original sports model being retained as a separate type of chassis, and it will interest all owners and prospective owners of the three-litre models to know that this chassis will be continued absolutely unaltered, and is not in any way superseded by the new six-cylinder.   Continued...</s>
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<s>[INST] What is the main topic of the following response? [/INST] The most celebrated Speed Six was always known as Old Number One. This was built in 1929 and was only the second Speed Six to be built. It had a six cylinder 6+ litre engine with a non-detachable head and a four-seater Van den Plas body. In its first year, it won the Double Twelve race at Brooklands, then at Le Mans at an average speed of 73.62 mph and then again at Brooklands as well as picking up two further second places. In 1930 it again won at Le Mans at an increased average speed of 78.88 mph.</s>
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<s>[INST] What event is described in the following response? [/INST] I reject this submission on the facts of this case. Although Mrs Brewer had fallen behind with her payments, she had the funds available to pay the arrears and was intending to pay them. At that point, she discovered that there had been a serious misdescription of the car with a consequent breach of contract by Fortis. Instead of paying off the arrears, Mrs Brewer, on legal advice, notified Fortis of its breach of the implied term that the car should conform to its description and asked Fortis to suspend its entitlement to payment for a short period whilst she attempted to negotiate a settlement with Mr Mann and SMRL. Fortis impliedly rejected that request by immediately terminating the agreement. Fortis's clear and obvious reason for serving notice of termination was as a response to Mrs Brewer's notification of its breach of contract and in an attempt to forestall the likely claim against it that had just been notified of by Mrs Brewer. At the date on which Fortis gave notice of termination, Mrs Brewer was unable, on the basis of the legal advice she had received, to pay off the arrears since that act would have amounted to a waiver of her right to reject the car, to rescind the agreement and to claim damages from Fortis or SMRL on the grounds of misdescription. Thus, Mrs Brewer had not repudiated the agreement on account of non-payment and Fortis terminated the agreement for tactical reasons in an attempt to avoid a claim arising from its alleged breach of contract arising from the apparent non-conformity of the car to its contractual description.</s>
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<s>[INST] What is the main topic of the following response? [/INST] When a firm starts to make motor cars, and with its first model springs into a position in the automobile world unattained by any of its rivals, there must be something more than usually remarkable about that model. Such was the case of the famous 3-litre Bentley which brought its name to the position of being a household word among motorists, and which has made history both on its own, and on behalf of the motor industry of this country.    Continued...</s>
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<s>[INST] What event is described in the following response? [/INST] Three members of the Bentley Drivers Club of Australia, Tony and Christine Johns (1924 3 litre), Trevor and Judy Eastwood (1925 3-4½) and Phillip and Sue Schudmak (1924 3-4½) took their Bentleys on this most interesting and generally very enjoyable "rally" in February and March, 2009. Trevor Eastwood was making a return visit, having first visited as a young salesman for the Australian Meat Corporation in the 1970’s. At that time no building was higher than two stories. We were joined by four other Aussie teams: Lindsay Moore and Kathy Forrester (1989 Bentley Turbo R), Tom and Francis Bevington (2006 Bentley GTC), Terry and Janice Ward (2007 Bentley GTC) and John Matheson and Jeanne Eve (1934 Rolls Royce Phantom II). The total enrolment was some 75 Bentleys and Rolls Royces. Ten of the entrants were "vintage", two Rolls Royces (including the oldest car on the rally, Howard Phillips’ (1912 Silver Ghost) and, apart from the three Aussie Bentleys, there were three 4½’s, an 8-litre and another 3-4½. Only one hailed from the UK: our old friends Chris and Jill Wray, while the others were European. We particularly enjoyed meeting Uwe Kai and Alfred Smidt from Germany, who had a very unusual 4½ with special Vanden Plas coachwork which incorporated an inboard handbrake and wind-up windows. As will be obvious already, there was a very mixed bag of makes and models, from the oldest to the newest, and from many countries. The fact that there were some 150 individual entrants made for a very full house and was responsible for many of the long delays at border crossings, but more of that later. The 'adventure' was over some 2,500 km of very well-made roads and took a fairly leisurely 19 days. It was really more of a 'Red Carpet / Grand Hotel Tour' than a rally, but good fun and something of an adventure too. We certainly saw the insides of more palatial hotels than is customary on BDCA or VSCC rallies! One limitation in the region is the lack of choice when it comes to routes and roads. There is really only one main road and it goes more or less west to east from Bahrain to Muscat and there is little opportunity to escape from it until you reach Oman at the eastern end.</s>
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<s>[INST] What details can you share about the following response? [/INST] Moreover, on the assumption that the statement was referring to the BDC Speed Six specification, it would not have been clear whether the reference was to both the static and dynamic parts of that specification or only to the dynamic part.</s>
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<s>[INST] Can you provide details about the activities mentioned in the response? [/INST] EXCELLENT racing was witnessed at Brooklands by a crowd estimated at between 20,000 and 25,000 people on Easter Monday, when the track season commenced with a very successful meeting. No one could possibly complain about the lack of thrills, for J. D. Barclay almost went over the top and regained control after one of the most remarkable skids ever witnessed on the track, whilst the crowd were also delighted by the wonderful performance of the supercharged Salmson, which driven by Mons. A. Goutte, sprung several surprises by putting up some most astounding lap speeds.   Continued...</s>
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<s>[INST] What details can you share about the following response? [/INST] …The route took us over Danseys Pass and whilst making our slow and labourious way up (with both feet pushed hard onto the low gear pedal) we were passed by Don Oddie in his early 4 1/2 Bentley. That did it. Barry swore that one day he would have a car like that. I also agreed that it was very nice but later bought a small continental vintage car and thought that that was the end of my plans to one day own a Bentley. The 3-litre story really starts after the 1st Bentley Alpine rally when Barry arrived home and stated that he intended to build up a 3-litre…   Continued...</s>
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<s>[INST] What details can you share about the following response? [/INST] Yours Sincerely,</s>
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<s>[INST] What is the main topic of the following response? [/INST] OX 6934 was a 1928 4½ litre Bentley and, although it had no body, petrol was unobtainable, and he didn't know how to drive it, Father forked out £125 and the chassis was pushed round into The Lane and into our garage...   Continued...</s>
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<s>[INST] Can you provide details about the activities mentioned in the response? [/INST] It therefore followed that this contractual description had the same meaning in all three contracts and was one which incorporated, or was to be construed with, the terms of Mr Mann's preceding contractual warranty. The meaning of that description was that the car was a "1930 Speed Six car with a 1930 Speed Six engine and chassis".</s>
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<s>[INST] Who are the main participants in the following event? [/INST] Prominent amongst the few cars, which have really captured the affections of the Brooklands crowd, stands Sir Henry Birkin's great blue single-seater Bentley. Encouraged, no doubt, by the deeds of the supercharged 4 1/2-litre Bentley cars at Le Mans and in Ireland, and inspired by his own traditional role of pacemaker to the opposition, Birkin's obvious choice in his search for a worthy Brooklands mount, able to beat Kaye Don's lap-record of 134.23 m.p.h., was the Blower Bentley.    Continued...</s>
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<s>[INST] Can you provide details about the activities mentioned in the response? [/INST] In order to understand why the Speed Six came into being it is necessary to know something of the background which brought it about and to trace its development from the first six cylinder car which Bentley Motors made. The Standard Model 6 1/2 Litre, or Big Six Bentley, as it was sometimes called, was in production long before the 4 1/2 Litre appeared on the scenes and when the Three Litre was still only four years old. The time had come for a much more powerful engine and a stronger chassis, specially designed to carry spacious bodies under town and country conditions.    Continued...</s>
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<s>[INST] What is the main topic of the following response? [/INST] Copy of Registration-Book, dated 01.05.1950 (26.04.1950) to Syd John Lawrence with registration No. VMF 944 (Photo)</s>
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<s>[INST] Who are the main participants in the following event? [/INST] Continuous history. It is clear that everyone involved with Speed Sixes now regard it as essential, for such a car to be properly described as a Speed Six, to be accompanied by a continuous history, being a full, unbroken and authentic set of documents which identify in a reliable manner who has owned the car, the uses that it has been put to and a description of its service history and any restoration, rebuilding or reconstruction work that the car has experienced throughout its life since originally leaving the Cricklewood works. The evidence suggested that this view arose, or was at least confirmed, as a custom of the Speed Six trade by Otton J's judgment in 1990 in Hubbard v Middlebridge Scimitar Limited[6]. This "Old Number One" judgment is certainly widely known to, and relied on by, enthusiasts, owners, dealers, auctioneers and valuers involved with Speed Sixes.</s>
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