Solved - NEH 1477: Abbott Bentley Silver Wraith Farnham - 1949

[Carnut]

What's this, built by whom, from when?  For 1 point.

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[Carnut]

I know an Expert who'll know this one..

[bentleybob]

Semi-experimental chassis of Bentley/Rolls Royce here, or conundrum city. Though originally laid down as a Rolls Royce experimental chassis, this ended up being constructed as the Bentley Farnham, chassis 8BVII, for which rather surprisingly Abbott of Farnham (hence 'Farnham') were asked to provide a body for. It was 'returned to production' according to works nomenclatura: so it does not survive.

[Carnut]

Semi-experimental chassis of Bentley/Rolls Royce here, or conundrum city. Though originally laid down as a Rolls Royce experimental chassis, this ended up being constructed as the Bentley Farnham, chassis 8BVII, for which rather surprisingly Abbott of Farnham (hence 'Farnham') were asked to provide a body for. It was 'returned to production' according to works nomenclatura: so it does not survive.

I knew you'd know!
That's the car of course (I have it as an Abbott Bentley Silver Wraith Farnham so maybe the chassis was originally meant to be a Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith?; maybe it ended up as one anyway?!).

Since I also asked for its date it's locked for you to give me that then I can move this one to Solved.

[bentleybob]

1949?

[Carnut]

1949?

That's it.
I knew you wouldn't let me down with this one...!