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Bentley Engines Limited (/ˈbɛntli/) is a British company that models, develops, and manufactures luxury motorcars which can be largely hand-built. It is a additional of Volkswagen AG. Now based in Crewe, England, Bentley Motors Limited seemed to be founded by W. O. Bentley on 18 January 1919 in Cricklewood, North London.Bentley cars are available via franchised dealers throughout the world, and as of Late 2012, China was the major market.Most Bentley cars are assembled on the Crewe factory, but a small amount of Continental Flying Spurs are assembled with the factory in Dresden, Germany. Bodies for the Continental are stated in Zwickau, Germany.Bentley won the a day of Le Mans inside 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 Continental Flying Spur, Continental GT, Bentley Bentayga and this Mulsanne.Rolls-Royce bought Bentley from the receivers in 1931 in addition to subsequently sold it in order to Vickers plc in 1980 as soon as Rolls-Royce themselves went on the rocks. In 1998, Vickers sold it for you to Volkswagen AG. The sale included the automobile designs, model nameplates, production and administrative establishments, the Spirit of Euphoria and Rolls-Royce grille design trademarks, but not the rights to the Rolls-Royce name or logo that are 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 and trucks in Cricklewood, North London, but W. O, as Walter was regarded, always wanted to design and build his or her own cars. At the DFP manufacturing area, in 1913, he noticed an metal paperweight and thought that aluminum may be a suitable replacement pertaining to cast iron to fabricate lighter in weight pistons. The first Bentley aluminum pistons were suited to Sopwith Camel aero engines during World War When i.In August 1919, W. O. registered Bentley Motors Ltd. and in October he exhibited a car chassis, with dummy engine, at the London Electric motor Show. Ex-Royal Flying Corps official, Clive Gallop, designed an innovative several valves per cylinder engine for the chassis. By December the powerplant was built and working. Delivery of the initial cars was scheduled regarding June 1920, but development took longer than estimated hence the date was extended to be able to September 1921. The durability of the very first Bentley cars earned widespread acclaim and they competed in hill climbs along with raced at Brooklands.Bentley's first major function was the 1922 Indianapolis 500, a race, dominated by specialized cars and trucks with Duesenberg racing chassis. They entered a revised road car driven simply by works driver, Douglas Hawkes, accompanied by riding auto mechanic, H. S. "Bertie" Browning. Hawkes completed the complete 500 miles and finished 13th with the average speed of 74. 95 mph after beginning in 19th position. The team was then rushed returning to England to compete in the 1922 RAC Tourist Trophy.Captain Woolf BarnatoIn ironic reference to be able to his heavyweight boxer's size, Captain Woolf Barnato was nicknamed "Babe". In 1925, he acquired his first Bentley, a 3-litre. With this car he won numerous Brooklands contests. Just a year afterwards he acquired the Bentley company itself.The Bentley enterprise ended up being always underfunded, but inspired by the actual 1924 Le Mans earn by John Duff and Frank Clement, Barnato agreed to fund Bentley's business. Barnato had incorporated Baromans Ltd within 1922, which existed as his finance and investment car or truck. Via Baromans, Barnato initially invested over £100, 000, saving the business and its particular workforce. A financial reorganisation on the original Bentley company was accomplished and all existing creditors payed off for £75, 000. Existing shares were devalued through £1 each to only 1 shilling, or 5% or his or her original value. Barnato held 149, 500 of the brand-new shares giving him control on the company and he evolved into chairman. Barnato injected further cash into your business: £35, 000 secured by debenture in July 1927; £40, 000 in 1928; £25, 000 in 1929. With renewed financial feedback, W. O. Bentley was able to create another generation of autos.

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This Bentley Boys were several British motoring enthusiasts 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 qualifications. They kept the marque's reputation for top rated alive; Bentley was noted for its four consecutive victories for the 24 Hours of The Mans from 1927 to be able to 1930.In 1929, Tim Birkin developed this 4½ litre, lightweight Blower Bentley from Welwyn Garden City in addition to produced five racing specials, starting with Bentley Motorized inflator No. 1 which was optimised with the Brooklands racing circuit. Birkin overruled W. O. and put the model in the marketplace before it was entirely developed. As a result, it was unreliable.

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

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Barnato went his H. J. Mulliner-bodied formal saloon from the race against the Glowing blue Train. Two months later, on 21 May 1930, he took delivery of a Speed Six with efficient fastback "Sportsman Coupé" by simply Gurney Nutting. Both cars became referred to 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 called it in memory of his race. [19][20] A painting by means of Terence Cuneo depicts your Gurney Nutting coupé auto racing along a road parallel towards the Blue Train, which scenario never occurred since the road and railway did not follow the same route.

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