Bentley Generators Limited (/ˈbɛntli/) is a British company that designs, 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 Jan 1919 in Cricklewood, North London.Bentley cars are available via franchised dealers world-wide, and as of December 2012, China was the major market.Most Bentley cars are assembled with the Crewe factory, but a small quantity of Continental Flying Spurs are assembled for 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 range from the Bentley 4½ Litre, Bentley Speed Six, Bentley R Type Ls, 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 along with subsequently sold it to Vickers plc in 1980 whenever Rolls-Royce themselves went bankrupt. In 1998, Vickers sold it for you to Volkswagen AG. The sale included the vehicle designs, model nameplates, production and administrative features, the Spirit of Euphoria and Rolls-Royce grille form trademarks, but not the rights towards the Rolls-Royce name or logo that happen to be owned by Rolls-Royce Holdings plc in addition to were licensed to BMW AG.Before World War We, 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 own cars. At the DFP manufacturing facility, in 1913, he noticed an lightweight aluminum paperweight and thought that aluminum could be a suitable replacement intended for cast iron to fabricate lighter pistons. The first Bentley aluminum pistons were fitted to Sopwith Camel aero motors during World War I.In August 1919, W. O. registered Bentley Motors Ltd. and in October he exhibited a vehicle chassis, with dummy engine, at the London Electric motor Show. Ex-Royal Flying Corps officer, Clive Gallop, designed an innovative several valves per cylinder engine to the chassis. By December the serps was built and operating. Delivery of the initial cars was scheduled intended for 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 function was the 1922 Indianapolis 500, a race, dominated by specialized cars and trucks with Duesenberg racing framework. They entered a altered road car driven through works driver, Douglas Hawkes, accompanied by riding repair shop, H. S. "Bertie" Browning. Hawkes completed the full 500 miles and finished 13th through an average speed of 74. 95 mph after starting in 19th position. The team was then rushed returning to England to compete inside the 1922 RAC Tourist Trophy.Captain Woolf BarnatoIn ironic reference to help his heavyweight boxer's stature, Captain Woolf Barnato ended up being nicknamed "Babe". In 1925, he acquired his very first Bentley, a 3-litre. With this car they won numerous Brooklands contests. Just a year after he acquired the Bentley enterprise itself.The Bentley enterprise was always underfunded, but inspired by the actual 1924 Le Mans gain by John Duff in addition to Frank Clement, Barnato agreed to fund Bentley's business. Barnato had incorporated Baromans Ltd within 1922, which existed as the finance and investment car. Via Baromans, Barnato initially invested much more than £100, 000, saving the business and workforce. A financial reorganisation on the original Bentley company was performed and all existing creditors payed off for £75, 000. Existing shares were devalued via £1 each to only 1 shilling, or 5% or the original value. Barnato held 149, 500 of the new shares giving him control in the company and he became 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 suggestions, W. O. Bentley was able to develop another generation of cars.
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Your 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 sometimes had a military qualifications. They kept the marque's reputation for good performance alive; Bentley was noted for its four consecutive victories at the 24 Hours of Le Mans from 1927 in order to 1930.In 1929, Tim Birkin developed your 4½ litre, lightweight Blower Bentley with Welwyn Garden City along with produced five racing deals, starting with Bentley Blower No. 1 which was optimised to the Brooklands racing circuit. Birkin overruled W. O. and put the model on the market before it was completely developed. As a result, it was unreliable.
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Inside March 1930, during the Blue Teach Races, Woolf Barnato raised the particular stakes on Rover and its Rover Light Six, having raced and beaten Le Train Bleu for once, to better that record along with his 6½-litre Bentley Speed Six on the bet of £100. He drove against this train from Cannes to Calais, then by ferry to be able to Dover, and finally London, travelling on public streets, and won.
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Barnato owned his H. J. Mulliner-bodied formal saloon from the race against the Blue Train. Two months later, on 21 May 1930, he took delivery of any Speed Six with sleek fastback "Sportsman Coupé" by Gurney Nutting. Both cars became generally known as the "Blue Train Bentleys"; the latter is regularly mistaken for, or erroneously referred to to be, the car that competed the Blue Train, while in fact Barnato named it in memory associated with his race. [19][20] A painting by simply Terence Cuneo depicts your 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 path.
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