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Bentley Magnetic motors Limited (/ˈbɛntli/) is usually a British company that models, develops, and manufactures luxury motorcars which can be largely hand-built. It is a subsidiary of Volkswagen AG. Now based in Crewe, England, Bentley Motors Limited seemed to be founded by W. O. Bentley on 18 Present cards 1919 in Cricklewood, North London.Bentley cars are available via franchised dealers around the world, and as of Nov 2012, China was the biggest 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 twenty four hours of Le Mans throughout 1924, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, and 2003.

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Iconic Bentley models include 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 the actual Mulsanne.Rolls-Royce bought Bentley through the receivers in 1931 and also subsequently sold it for you to Vickers plc in 1980 whenever Rolls-Royce themselves went bankrupt. In 1998, Vickers sold it to Volkswagen AG. The sale included the automobile designs, model nameplates, production and administrative establishments, the Spirit of Fervor and Rolls-Royce grille design trademarks, but not the rights towards the Rolls-Royce name or logo which are owned by Rolls-Royce Holdings plc in addition to were licensed to BMW AG.Before World War My partner and i, Walter Owen Bentley, and his brother, Horace Millner Bentley, sold French DFP vehicles in Cricklewood, North London, but W. O, as Walter was identified, always wanted to design and build their own cars. At the DFP manufacturing plant, in 1913, he noticed an aluminium paperweight and thought that aluminum may very well be a suitable replacement for cast iron to fabricate brighter pistons. The first Bentley aluminum pistons were fitted to Sopwith Camel aero search engines during World War I.In August 1919, W. O. registered Bentley Motors Ltd. and in October he exhibited an auto chassis, with dummy engine, at the London Electric motor Show. Ex-Royal Flying Corps officer, Clive Gallop, designed an innovative some valves per cylinder engine for the chassis. By December the motor was built and operating. Delivery of the 1st cars was scheduled pertaining to June 1920, but development took longer than estimated to ensure the date was extended to September 1921. The durability of the very first Bentley cars earned widespread acclaim and they also competed in hill climbs as well as raced at Brooklands.Bentley's first major event was the 1922 Indiana 500, a race, dominated by specialized cars and trucks with Duesenberg racing framework. They entered a revised road car driven by works driver, Douglas Hawkes, accompanied by riding technician, H. S. "Bertie" Browning. Hawkes completed the entire 500 miles and finished 13th through an average speed of 74. 95 mph after commencing in 19th position. The team was then rushed time for England to compete from the 1922 RAC Tourist Trophy.Captain Woolf BarnatoIn ironic reference to help his heavyweight boxer's stature, Captain Woolf Barnato seemed to be nicknamed "Babe". In 1925, he acquired his initial Bentley, a 3-litre. With this car he or she won numerous Brooklands backgrounds. Just a year afterwards he acquired the Bentley business itself.The Bentley enterprise had been always underfunded, but inspired by the 1924 Le Mans acquire by John Duff in addition to Frank Clement, Barnato agreed to finance Bentley's business. Barnato had incorporated Baromans Ltd throughout 1922, which existed as the finance and investment car or truck. Via Baromans, Barnato initially invested much more than £100, 000, saving the business and it is workforce. A financial reorganisation with the original Bentley company was carried out and all existing creditors paid for £75, 000. Existing shares were devalued through £1 each to merely 1 shilling, or 5% or their particular original value. Barnato held 149, 500 of the brand new shares giving him control from the company and he grew to become chairman. Barnato injected further cash in to 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 create another generation of cars.

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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 infrequently had a military background. They kept the marque's reputation for high performance alive; Bentley was noted for the four consecutive victories in the 24 Hours of The Mans from 1927 in order to 1930.In 1929, Tim Birkin developed this 4½ litre, lightweight Blower Bentley with Welwyn Garden City and produced five racing special deals, starting with Bentley Blower No. 1 which was optimised for that Brooklands racing circuit. Birkin overruled W. O. and put the model available on the market before it was fully developed. As a result, it was unreliable.

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

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Barnato driven his H. J. Mulliner-bodied formal saloon in the race against the Violet Train. Two months later, on 21 May 1930, he took delivery of your Speed Six with efficient fastback "Sportsman Coupé" by Gurney Nutting. Both cars became called the "Blue Train Bentleys"; the latter is routinely mistaken for, or erroneously referred to to be, the car that raced the Blue Train, while in fact Barnato named it in memory involving his race. [19][20] A painting by means of Terence Cuneo depicts the Gurney Nutting coupé race along a road parallel towards Blue Train, which scenario never occurred because the road and railway didn't follow the same way.

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