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Bentley Power generators Limited (/ˈbɛntli/) is usually a British company that designs, develops, and manufactures luxury motorcars that are largely hand-built. It is a part of Volkswagen AG. Now based in Crewe, England, Bentley Motors Limited ended up being founded by W. O. Bentley on 18 Economy is shown 1919 in Cricklewood, North London.Bentley cars are distributed via franchised dealers globally, and as of November 2012, China was the most significant market.Most Bentley cars are assembled at the Crewe factory, but a small quantity of Continental Flying Spurs are assembled on the factory in Dresden, Germany. Bodies for the Continental are stated in Zwickau, Germany.Bentley won the 24 hours of Le Mans in 1924, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, and 2003.

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Iconic Bentley models add some Bentley 4½ Litre, Bentley Speed Six, Bentley R Type Continental, Bentley Turbo R, and Bentley Arnage. As of 2015, Bentley produce the Continental Flying Spur, Continental GT, Bentley Bentayga and the Mulsanne.Rolls-Royce bought Bentley from the receivers in 1931 and also subsequently sold it to Vickers plc in 1980 when Rolls-Royce themselves went broke. In 1998, Vickers sold it to Volkswagen AG. The sale included the vehicle designs, model nameplates, production and administrative services, the Spirit of Ecstasy and Rolls-Royce grille design trademarks, but not the rights for the Rolls-Royce name or logo that happen to be owned by Rolls-Royce Holdings plc as well as were licensed to BMW AG.Before World War When i, Walter Owen Bentley, and his brother, Horace Millner Bentley, sold French DFP vehicles in Cricklewood, North London, but W. O, as Walter was known, always wanted to design and build their own cars. At the DFP manufacturing facility, in 1913, he noticed an lightweight aluminum paperweight and thought that aluminum could possibly be a suitable replacement pertaining to cast iron to fabricate lighter in weight pistons. The first Bentley aluminum pistons were fitted to Sopwith Camel aero motors during World War My spouse and i.In August 1919, W. O. registered Bentley Motors Ltd. and in October he exhibited a motor vehicle chassis, with dummy engine, at the London Generator Show. Ex-Royal Flying Corps police officer, Clive Gallop, designed an innovative several valves per cylinder engine for the chassis. By December the powerplant was built and running. Delivery of the primary cars was scheduled with regard to June 1920, but development took longer than estimated therefore the date was extended to be able to September 1921. The durability of the initial Bentley cars earned widespread acclaim and they also competed in hill climbs and also raced at Brooklands.Bentley's first major celebration was the 1922 Indianapolis 500, a race, dominated by specialized cars with Duesenberg racing framework. They entered a improved road car driven by means of works driver, Douglas Hawkes, accompanied by riding repair shop, H. S. "Bertie" Browning. Hawkes completed the entire 500 miles and finished 13th with an average speed of 74. 95 mph after beginning in 19th position. The team was then rushed returning to England to compete inside the 1922 RAC Tourist Trophy.Captain Woolf BarnatoIn ironic reference for you 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 this individual won numerous Brooklands races. Just a year in the future he acquired the Bentley company itself.The Bentley enterprise ended up being always underfunded, but inspired by this 1924 Le Mans win by John Duff and Frank Clement, Barnato agreed to fund Bentley's business. Barnato had incorporated Baromans Ltd in 1922, which existed as the finance and investment car. Via Baromans, Barnato initially invested in excess of £100, 000, saving the business as well as workforce. A financial reorganisation of the original Bentley company was performed and all existing creditors paid off for £75, 000. Existing shares were devalued by £1 each to merely 1 shilling, or 5% or his or her original value. Barnato held 149, 500 of the completely new shares giving him control on the company and he evolved into chairman. Barnato injected further cash into the business: £35, 000 secured by debenture with July 1927; £40, 000 in 1928; £25, 000 in 1929. With renewed financial feedback, W. O. Bentley was able to design another generation of autos.

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The Bentley Boys were several 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 often had a military history. They kept the marque's reputation for top rated alive; Bentley was noted for its four consecutive victories at the 24 Hours of Le Mans from 1927 to help 1930.In 1929, Tim Birkin developed the particular 4½ litre, lightweight Blower Bentley on Welwyn Garden City in addition to produced five racing packages, starting with Bentley Blower No. 1 which was optimised with the Brooklands racing circuit. Birkin overruled W. O. and put the model out there before it was totally developed. As a result, it was unreliable.

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In March 1930, during the Blue Coach Races, Woolf Barnato raised your stakes on Rover and Rover Light Six, having raced and survived Le Train Bleu for the 1st time, to better that record together with his 6½-litre Bentley Speed Six over a bet of £100. He drove against the particular train from Cannes in order to Calais, then by ferry to Dover, and finally London, travelling on public highways, and won.

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Barnato driven his H. J. Mulliner-bodied formal saloon in the race against the Glowing blue Train. Two months later, on 21 May 1930, he took delivery of an Speed Six with structured fastback "Sportsman Coupé" by means of Gurney Nutting. Both cars became referred to as the "Blue Train Bentleys"; the latter is often mistaken for, or erroneously referred to as being, the car that ran the Blue Train, while in fact Barnato referred to as it in memory involving his race. [19][20] A painting by means of Terence Cuneo depicts the actual Gurney Nutting coupé sporting along a road parallel towards the Blue Train, which scenario never occurred because the road and railway wouldn't follow the same route.

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