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Re: MJW #1168
« Reply #25 on: March 23, 2013, 01:51:57 PM »
Carlton Carriage?

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Re: MJW #1168
« Reply #26 on: March 23, 2013, 02:35:04 PM »
1929 Bentley Speed Six by James Young?
Not James Young but you have the right idea...... ;)

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Re: MJW #1168
« Reply #27 on: March 23, 2013, 02:41:31 PM »
1929 Bentley Speed Six by Thomas Harrington?

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Re: MJW #1168
« Reply #28 on: March 23, 2013, 05:37:30 PM »
Motor Bodies?

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Re: MJW #1168
« Reply #29 on: March 23, 2013, 11:11:00 PM »
Not Thomas Harrington or Motor Bodies......

Another small clue - the two words are the forename and surname of the coachbuilder.....

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Re: MJW #1168
« Reply #30 on: March 23, 2013, 11:15:24 PM »
1929 Bentley Speed Six by William Arnold?

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Re: MJW #1168
« Reply #31 on: March 23, 2013, 11:19:33 PM »
1929 Bentley Speed Six by William Arnold?
Not by William Arnold I'm afraid.....
The coachbuilder of this particular car was based in London and also built bodies on Delage, Hispano Suiza, etc.

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Re: MJW #1168
« Reply #32 on: March 24, 2013, 12:21:35 AM »
1929 Bentley Speed Six by Harold Radford?

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Re: MJW #1168
« Reply #33 on: March 24, 2013, 12:27:05 AM »
1929 Bentley Speed Six by Harold Radford?
Lesser known than Harold Radford.
The firm was in existence in the years from c.1924 - 1929.

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Re: MJW #1168
« Reply #34 on: March 24, 2013, 12:36:26 AM »
1929 Bentley Speed Six by George England?                                                                                                              
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Re: MJW #1168
« Reply #35 on: March 24, 2013, 03:22:37 AM »
It will ne wrong, bit you didn't replay at my guess: Carlton Carriage

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Re: MJW #1168
« Reply #36 on: March 24, 2013, 04:16:32 PM »
Gurney Nutting?

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Re: MJW #1168
« Reply #37 on: March 25, 2013, 04:53:21 AM »
1929 Bentley Speed Six by George England?                                                                                                              
Not by George England......

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Re: MJW #1168
« Reply #38 on: March 25, 2013, 04:54:40 AM »
It will ne wrong, bit you didn't replay at my guess: Carlton Carriage
Sorry, I missed your post but it's not by Carlton Carriage

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Re: MJW #1168
« Reply #39 on: March 25, 2013, 04:55:41 AM »
Gurney Nutting?

Not Gurney Nutting...

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Re: MJW #1168
« Reply #40 on: March 25, 2013, 09:27:42 AM »
Vanden Plas?

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Re: MJW #1168
« Reply #41 on: March 25, 2013, 02:02:33 PM »
1929 Bentley Speed Six by Hall Lewis?

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Re: MJW #1168
« Reply #42 on: March 25, 2013, 03:34:16 PM »
Arthur Mulliner?

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Re: MJW #1168
« Reply #43 on: March 25, 2013, 04:19:31 PM »
Charles Clark?

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Re: MJW #1168
« Reply #44 on: March 26, 2013, 06:46:38 AM »
Not Vanden Plas, Hall Lewis, Arthur Mulliner or Charles Clark.....

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Re: MJW #1168
« Reply #45 on: March 26, 2013, 09:19:45 AM »
John Charles?

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Re: MJW #1168
« Reply #46 on: March 26, 2013, 09:43:50 AM »
John Charles?

Not that one Ray......

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Re: MJW #1168
« Reply #47 on: March 26, 2013, 02:42:08 PM »
Let's sum up the coachbuilders rejected for this 1929 Bentley Speed Six -

Thrupp & Maberly
Corsica
Gurney Nutting
Mulliner
Barker
Windovers
Park Ward
Freestone & Webb
T.H. Gill
Brainsby
Martin Walter
James Young
Carlton Carriage
Thomas Harrington
Motor Bodies
William Arnold
Harold Radford
George England
Vanden Plas
Hall Lewis
Arthur Mulliner
Charles Clark
John Charles
Alford Alter
Thomas Hayes
Lucius Green

So let's try to narrow it down even more -

The coachbuilder's name is xxxxxx xxxxx (six letters and five letters)
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Re: MJW #1168
« Reply #48 on: March 26, 2013, 03:39:03 PM »
Alford Alter?

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Re: MJW #1168
« Reply #49 on: March 26, 2013, 03:41:38 PM »