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Bentley Power generators Limited (/ˈbɛntli/) is a British company that models, develops, and manufactures luxury motorcars which 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 Jan 1919 in Cricklewood, North London.Bentley cars are available via franchised dealers globally, and as of December 2012, China was the greatest market.Most Bentley cars are assembled with the Crewe factory, but a small variety of Continental Flying Spurs are assembled at the factory in Dresden, Germany. Bodies for the Continental are manufactured in Zwickau, Germany.Bentley won the 1 day of Le Mans throughout 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 Ls, Bentley Turbo R, and Bentley Arnage. As of 2015, Bentley produce the Ls Flying Spur, Continental GT, Bentley Bentayga and the actual Mulsanne.Rolls-Royce bought Bentley on the receivers in 1931 along with subsequently sold it to Vickers plc in 1980 as soon as Rolls-Royce themselves went on the rocks. In 1998, Vickers sold it in order to Volkswagen AG. The sale included the car designs, model nameplates, production and administrative amenities, the Spirit of Inspiration and Rolls-Royce grille appearance trademarks, but not the rights on the Rolls-Royce name or logo which are owned by Rolls-Royce Holdings plc as well as 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 recognized, always wanted to design and build his own cars. At the DFP manufacturing area, in 1913, he noticed an 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 machines during World War When i.In August 1919, W. O. registered Bentley Motors Ltd. and in October he exhibited an automobile chassis, with dummy engine, at the London Engine Show. Ex-Royal Flying Corps official, Clive Gallop, designed an innovative 4 valves per cylinder engine for the chassis. By December the motor was built and managing. Delivery of the initial cars was scheduled pertaining to June 1920, but development took longer than estimated hence the date was extended to be able to September 1921. The durability of the 1st Bentley cars earned widespread acclaim plus they competed in hill climbs and raced at Brooklands.Bentley's first major event was the 1922 Indianapolis 500, a race, dominated by specialized cars with Duesenberg racing framework. They entered a changed road car driven by works driver, Douglas Hawkes, accompanied by riding repair shop, H. S. "Bertie" Browning. Hawkes completed the full 500 miles and finished 13th having an average speed of 74. 95 mph after commencing in 19th position. The team was then rushed here we are at England to compete inside 1922 RAC Tourist Trophy.Captain Woolf BarnatoIn ironic reference to be able to his heavyweight boxer's visibility, Captain Woolf Barnato ended up being nicknamed "Babe". In 1925, he acquired his very first Bentley, a 3-litre. With this car this individual won numerous Brooklands backgrounds. Just a year in the future he acquired the Bentley enterprise itself.The Bentley enterprise was always underfunded, but inspired by your 1924 Le Mans get by John Duff and Frank Clement, Barnato agreed to financing 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 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 via £1 each to only 1 shilling, or 5% or their original value. Barnato held 149, 500 of the fresh shares giving him control from the company and he evolved into chairman. Barnato injected further cash into the business: £35, 000 secured by debenture within July 1927; £40, 000 in 1928; £25, 000 in 1929. With renewed financial enter, W. O. Bentley was able to development another generation of automobiles.

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The actual Bentley Boys were a group of 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 sometimes had a military backdrop. They kept the marque's reputation for top rated alive; Bentley was noted to its four consecutive victories with the 24 Hours of Le Mans from 1927 to 1930.In 1929, Tim Birkin developed the actual 4½ litre, lightweight Blower Bentley in Welwyn Garden City as well as 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 before it was totally developed. As a result, it was unreliable.

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

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Barnato drove his H. J. Mulliner-bodied formal saloon within the race against the Orange Train. Two months later, on 21 May 1930, he took delivery of any Speed Six with streamlined fastback "Sportsman Coupé" by means of Gurney Nutting. Both cars became called the "Blue Train Bentleys"; the latter is frequently mistaken for, or erroneously referred to to be, the car that raced the Blue Train, while in fact Barnato branded it in memory regarding his race. [19][20] A painting by simply Terence Cuneo depicts the Gurney Nutting coupé sporting along a road parallel on the Blue Train, which scenario never occurred since the road and railway would not follow the same option.

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