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Bentley Magnetic motors Limited (/ˈbɛntli/) is usually a British company that types, develops, and manufactures luxury motorcars that are largely hand-built. It is a subsidiary of Volkswagen AG. Now based in Crewe, England, Bentley Motors Limited was founded by W. O. Bentley on 18 January 1919 in Cricklewood, North London.Bentley cars are marketed via franchised dealers globally, and as of November 2012, China was the most significant market.Most Bentley cars are assembled in the Crewe factory, but a small quantity of Continental Flying Spurs are assembled for the factory in Dresden, Germany. Bodies for the Continental are produced in Zwickau, Germany.Bentley won the 1 day of Le Mans with 1924, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, and 2003.

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Iconic Bentley models add the Bentley 4½ Litre, Bentley Speed Six, Bentley R Type Continental, Bentley Turbo R, and Bentley Arnage. As of 2015, Bentley produce the Ls Flying Spur, Continental GT, Bentley Bentayga and the particular Mulsanne.Rolls-Royce bought Bentley from the receivers in 1931 along with subsequently sold it to Vickers plc in 1980 whenever Rolls-Royce themselves went insolvent. In 1998, Vickers sold it to be able to Volkswagen AG. The sale included the automobile designs, model nameplates, production and administrative amenities, the Spirit of Inspiration and Rolls-Royce grille design trademarks, but not the rights to the Rolls-Royce name or logo which can be owned by Rolls-Royce Holdings plc in addition to were licensed to BMW AG.Before World War My partner and i, Walter Owen Bentley, and his brother, Horace Millner Bentley, sold French DFP vehicles in Cricklewood, North London, but W. O, as Walter was regarded, always wanted to design and build his very own cars. At the DFP manufacturing facility, in 1913, he noticed an metal paperweight and thought that aluminum could be a suitable replacement regarding cast iron to fabricate lighter weight pistons. The first Bentley aluminum pistons were suited to Sopwith Camel aero motors during World War We.In August 1919, W. O. registered Bentley Motors Ltd. and in October he exhibited an automobile chassis, with dummy engine, at the London Electric motor Show. Ex-Royal Flying Corps official, Clive Gallop, designed an innovative some valves per cylinder engine for your chassis. By December the powerplant was built and jogging. Delivery of the 1st cars was scheduled pertaining to June 1920, but development took longer than estimated therefore the date was extended to help September 1921. The durability of the very first Bentley cars earned widespread acclaim plus they competed in hill climbs in addition to raced at Brooklands.Bentley's first major affair was the 1922 Indianapolis 500, a race, dominated by specialized vehicles with Duesenberg racing chassis. They entered a changed road car driven by works driver, Douglas Hawkes, accompanied by riding mechanic, H. S. "Bertie" Browning. Hawkes completed the total 500 miles and finished 13th having an average speed of 74. 95 mph after starting off in 19th position. The team was then rushed time for England to compete within the 1922 RAC Tourist Trophy.Captain Woolf BarnatoIn ironic reference to his heavyweight boxer's prominence, Captain Woolf Barnato ended up being nicknamed "Babe". In 1925, he acquired his 1st Bentley, a 3-litre. With this car he / she won numerous Brooklands events. Just a year later he acquired the Bentley company itself.The Bentley enterprise was always underfunded, but inspired by the actual 1924 Le Mans win by John Duff and also Frank Clement, Barnato agreed to finance Bentley's business. Barnato had incorporated Baromans Ltd inside 1922, which existed as his finance and investment automobile. Via Baromans, Barnato initially invested more than £100, 000, saving the business as well as workforce. A financial reorganisation from the original Bentley company was accomplished and all existing creditors paid off for £75, 000. Existing shares were devalued coming from £1 each to simply just 1 shilling, or 5% or the original value. Barnato held 149, 500 of the completely new shares giving him control from the company and he evolved into chairman. Barnato injected further cash in to the business: £35, 000 secured by debenture in July 1927; £40, 000 in 1928; £25, 000 in 1929. With renewed financial input, W. O. Bentley was able to design another generation of automobiles.

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This Bentley Boys were a small grouping of British motoring enthusiasts of which included Woolf Barnato, Sir Henry "Tim" Birkin, steeple chaser George Duller, aviator Glen Kidston, automotive journalist S. C. H. "Sammy" Davis, and Dr Dudley Benjafield. The Bentley Boys, favored Bentley cars. Many were independently wealthy and infrequently had a military track record. They kept the marque's reputation for powerful alive; Bentley was noted for the four consecutive victories for the 24 Hours of The Mans from 1927 to 1930.In 1929, Tim Birkin developed this 4½ litre, lightweight Blower Bentley in Welwyn Garden City and also produced five racing deals, starting with Bentley Motorized inflator No. 1 which was optimised for your Brooklands racing circuit. Birkin overruled W. O. and put the model available on the market before it was completely developed. As a result, it was unreliable.

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Within March 1930, during the Blue Educate Races, Woolf Barnato raised the stakes on Rover and it is Rover Light Six, having raced and beaten Le Train Bleu for the first time, to better that record regarding his 6½-litre Bentley Speed Six on the bet of £100. He drove against the actual train from Cannes in order to Calais, then by ferry for you to Dover, and finally London, travelling on public roads, and won.

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Barnato had his H. J. Mulliner-bodied formal saloon inside the race against the Violet Train. Two months later, on 21 May 1930, he took delivery of any Speed Six with efficient fastback "Sportsman Coupé" through Gurney Nutting. Both cars became generally known as the "Blue Train Bentleys"; the latter is frequently mistaken for, or erroneously referred to as being, the car that competed the Blue Train, while in fact Barnato referred to as it in memory associated with his race. [19][20] A painting through Terence Cuneo depicts the actual Gurney Nutting coupé racing along a road parallel on the Blue Train, which scenario never occurred since the road and railway wouldn't follow the same option.

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