Bentley Magnetic motors Limited (/ˈbɛntli/) can be a British company that types, develops, and manufactures luxury motorcars which are 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 Present cards 1919 in Cricklewood, North London.Bentley cars are marketed via franchised dealers world-wide, and as of Nov 2012, China was the largest market.Most Bentley cars are assembled for the Crewe factory, but a small number of Continental Flying Spurs are assembled on the factory in Dresden, Germany. Bodies for the Continental are produced in Zwickau, Germany.Bentley won the one day of Le Mans in 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 Mulsanne.Rolls-Royce bought Bentley on the receivers in 1931 as well as subsequently sold it to Vickers plc in 1980 whenever Rolls-Royce themselves went bankrupt. In 1998, Vickers sold it to Volkswagen AG. The sale included your vehicle designs, model nameplates, production and administrative establishments, the Spirit of Ecstasy and Rolls-Royce grille form trademarks, but not the rights to the Rolls-Royce name or logo that are owned by Rolls-Royce Holdings plc and were licensed to BMW AG.Before World War My partner and i, Walter Owen Bentley, and his brother, Horace Millner Bentley, sold French DFP automobiles in Cricklewood, North London, but W. O, as Walter was acknowledged, always wanted to design and build her own cars. At the DFP manufacturing area, in 1913, he noticed an lightweight aluminum paperweight and thought that aluminum may very well be a suitable replacement regarding cast iron to fabricate light pistons. The first Bentley aluminum pistons were suited to Sopwith Camel aero applications during World War My spouse and 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 four valves per cylinder engine for that chassis. By December the serps was built and running. Delivery of the primary cars was scheduled pertaining to June 1920, but development took longer than estimated therefore the date was extended for you to September 1921. The durability of the initial Bentley cars earned widespread acclaim and they competed in hill climbs as well as raced at Brooklands.Bentley's first major affair was the 1922 Indiana 500, a race, dominated by specialized vehicles with Duesenberg racing chassis. They entered a changed road car driven simply by 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 commencing in 19th position. The team was then rushed time for England to compete in the 1922 RAC Tourist Trophy.Chief Woolf BarnatoIn ironic reference for you to his heavyweight boxer's visibility, Captain Woolf Barnato ended up being nicknamed "Babe". In 1925, he acquired his primary Bentley, a 3-litre. With this car this individual won numerous Brooklands backgrounds. Just a year later he acquired the Bentley organization itself.The Bentley enterprise ended up being always underfunded, but inspired by the particular 1924 Le Mans gain by John Duff as well as Frank Clement, Barnato agreed to finance Bentley's business. Barnato had incorporated Baromans Ltd with 1922, which existed as the finance and investment auto. Via Baromans, Barnato initially invested over £100, 000, saving the business and workforce. A financial reorganisation from the original Bentley company was executed and all existing creditors repaid for £75, 000. Existing shares were devalued from £1 each to simply just 1 shilling, or 5% or his or her original value. Barnato held 149, 500 of the brand-new shares giving him control of the company and he grew to be chairman. Barnato injected further cash into the business: £35, 000 secured by debenture with July 1927; £40, 000 in 1928; £25, 000 in 1929. With renewed financial suggestions, W. O. Bentley was able to develop another generation of vehicles.
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The particular 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 qualifications. They kept the marque's reputation for top rated alive; Bentley was noted due to the four consecutive victories on the 24 Hours of Le Mans from 1927 to be able to 1930.In 1929, Tim Birkin developed this 4½ litre, lightweight Blower Bentley in Welwyn Garden City along with produced five racing 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 completely developed. As a result, it was unreliable.
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Within March 1930, during the Blue Prepare Races, Woolf Barnato raised the stakes on Rover and its Rover Light Six, having raced and defeated Le Train Bleu for the very first time, to better that record regarding his 6½-litre Bentley Speed Six on a bet of £100. He drove against the train from Cannes to help Calais, then by ferry for you to Dover, and finally London, travelling on public roads, and won.
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Barnato owned his H. J. Mulliner-bodied formal saloon within the race against the Violet Train. Two months later, on 21 May 1930, he took delivery of any Speed Six with sleek fastback "Sportsman Coupé" by simply Gurney Nutting. Both cars became referred to as the "Blue Train Bentleys"; the latter is regularly mistaken for, or erroneously referred to as being, the car that competed the Blue Train, while in fact Barnato named it in memory associated with his race. [19][20] A painting simply by Terence Cuneo depicts your Gurney Nutting coupé rushing along a road parallel towards the Blue Train, which scenario never occurred as the road and railway would not follow the same route.
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