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Bentley Power generators Limited (/ˈbɛntli/) is a British company that models, 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 had been founded by W. O. Bentley on 18 Present cards 1919 in Cricklewood, North London.Bentley cars are marketed via franchised dealers globally, and as of November 2012, China was the major market.Most Bentley cars are assembled at the Crewe factory, but a small quantity of Continental Flying Spurs are assembled in the factory in Dresden, Germany. Bodies for the Continental are stated in Zwickau, Germany.Bentley won the 1 day of Le Mans within 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 this Mulsanne.Rolls-Royce bought Bentley on the receivers in 1931 and also subsequently sold it to Vickers plc in 1980 when Rolls-Royce themselves went belly up. In 1998, Vickers sold it in order to Volkswagen AG. The sale included the vehicle designs, model nameplates, production and administrative amenities, the Spirit of Fervor and Rolls-Royce grille design trademarks, but not the rights for the Rolls-Royce name or logo which might be owned by Rolls-Royce Holdings plc in addition to were licensed to BMW AG.Before World War My spouse and i, Walter Owen Bentley, and his brother, Horace Millner Bentley, sold French DFP cars in Cricklewood, North London, but W. O, as Walter was identified, always wanted to design and build his very own cars. At the DFP manufacturing plant, in 1913, he noticed an lightweight aluminum paperweight and thought that aluminum could be a suitable replacement for cast iron to fabricate lighter in weight pistons. The first Bentley aluminum pistons were fitted to Sopwith Camel aero engines during World War I.In August 1919, W. O. registered Bentley Motors Ltd. and in October he exhibited a car chassis, with dummy engine, at the London Engine Show. Ex-Royal Flying Corps official, Clive Gallop, designed an innovative some valves per cylinder engine with the chassis. By December the serp was built and managing. Delivery of the initial cars was scheduled regarding June 1920, but development took longer than estimated so the date was extended to be able to September 1921. The durability of the first Bentley cars earned widespread acclaim plus they competed in hill climbs as well as raced at Brooklands.Bentley's first major celebration was the 1922 Indianapolis 500, a race, dominated by specialized autos with Duesenberg racing framework. They entered a changed road car driven simply by works driver, Douglas Hawkes, accompanied by riding auto mechanic, H. S. "Bertie" Browning. Hawkes completed the full 500 miles and finished 13th having an average speed of 74. 95 mph after starting off in 19th position. The team was then rushed here we are at England to compete in the 1922 RAC Tourist Trophy.Captain Woolf BarnatoIn ironic reference to help his heavyweight boxer's visibility, Captain Woolf Barnato was nicknamed "Babe". In 1925, he acquired his very first Bentley, a 3-litre. With this car he won numerous Brooklands backrounds. Just a year later he acquired the Bentley enterprise itself.The Bentley enterprise was always underfunded, but inspired by your 1924 Le Mans earn by John Duff along with Frank Clement, Barnato agreed to money Bentley's business. Barnato had incorporated Baromans Ltd throughout 1922, which existed as his / her finance and investment car or truck. Via Baromans, Barnato initially invested well over £100, 000, saving the business and its particular workforce. A financial reorganisation from the original Bentley company was performed and all existing creditors paid for £75, 000. Existing shares were devalued by £1 each to simply just 1 shilling, or 5% or his or her original value. Barnato held 149, 500 of the fresh shares giving him control of the company and he grew to be chairman. Barnato injected further cash to the business: £35, 000 secured by debenture within July 1927; £40, 000 in 1928; £25, 000 in 1929. With renewed financial insight, W. O. Bentley was able to design another generation of autos.

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This Bentley Boys were several British motoring enthusiasts in 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 quite often had a military background. They kept the marque's reputation for high end alive; Bentley was noted to its four consecutive victories for the 24 Hours of The Mans from 1927 in order to 1930.In 1929, Tim Birkin developed the actual 4½ litre, lightweight Blower Bentley with Welwyn Garden City and also produced five racing special offers, starting with Bentley Blowing apparatus No. 1 which was optimised for the Brooklands racing circuit. Birkin overruled W. O. and put the model in the marketplace before it was completely developed. As a result, it was unreliable.

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Within March 1930, during the Blue Prepare Races, Woolf Barnato raised this stakes on Rover and Rover Light Six, having raced and usual Le Train Bleu for initially, to better that record regarding his 6½-litre Bentley Speed Six using a bet of £100. He drove against the particular train from Cannes to be able to Calais, then by ferry to be able to Dover, and finally London, travelling on public roads, and won.

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Barnato had his H. J. Mulliner-bodied formal saloon within the race against the Glowing blue Train. Two months later, on 21 May 1930, he took delivery of a Speed Six with sleek fastback "Sportsman Coupé" by simply Gurney Nutting. Both cars became referred to as the "Blue Train Bentleys"; the latter is routinely mistaken for, or erroneously referred to to be, the car that competed the Blue Train, while in fact Barnato referred to as it in memory regarding his race. [19][20] A painting simply by Terence Cuneo depicts the particular Gurney Nutting coupé sporting along a road parallel for the Blue Train, which scenario never occurred because road and railway didn't follow the same course.

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