Bentley Engines Limited (/ˈbɛntli/) is usually a British company that styles, develops, and manufactures luxury motorcars that are largely hand-built. It is a subsidiary of Volkswagen AG. Now based in Crewe, England, Bentley Motors Limited has been founded by W. O. Bentley on 18 Economy is shown 1919 in Cricklewood, North London.Bentley cars are available via franchised dealers throughout the world, and as of Late 2012, China was the most significant market.Most Bentley cars are assembled at the Crewe factory, but a small number of Continental Flying Spurs are assembled for the factory in Dresden, Germany. Bodies for the Continental are manufactured in Zwickau, Germany.Bentley won the twenty four hours of Le Mans inside 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 Continental, Bentley Turbo R, and Bentley Arnage. As of 2015, Bentley produce the Ls Flying Spur, Continental GT, Bentley Bentayga and the particular Mulsanne.Rolls-Royce bought Bentley in the receivers in 1931 in addition to subsequently sold it to be able to Vickers plc in 1980 as soon as Rolls-Royce themselves went broke. In 1998, Vickers sold it to Volkswagen AG. The sale included the automobile designs, model nameplates, production and administrative features, the Spirit of Inspiration and Rolls-Royce grille form trademarks, but not the rights towards Rolls-Royce name or logo that happen to be owned by Rolls-Royce Holdings plc as well as were licensed to BMW AG.Before World War I, Walter Owen Bentley, and his brother, Horace Millner Bentley, sold French DFP autos in Cricklewood, North London, but W. O, as Walter was acknowledged, always wanted to design and build their own cars. At the DFP manufacturer, in 1913, he noticed an aluminum 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 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 Engine Show. Ex-Royal Flying Corps official, Clive Gallop, designed an innovative some valves per cylinder engine for that chassis. By December the motor was built and managing. Delivery of the initial cars was scheduled regarding June 1920, but development took longer than estimated so the date was extended for you to September 1921. The durability of the initial Bentley cars earned widespread acclaim and they also competed in hill climbs along with raced at Brooklands.Bentley's first major affair was the 1922 Indianapolis 500, a race, dominated by specialized cars 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 total 500 miles and finished 13th through an average speed of 74. 95 mph after starting off in 19th position. The team was then rushed returning to England to compete inside the 1922 RAC Tourist Trophy.Captain Woolf BarnatoIn ironic reference in order to 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 this individual won numerous Brooklands contests. Just a year later on he acquired the Bentley company itself.The Bentley enterprise seemed to be always underfunded, but inspired by the actual 1924 Le Mans gain by John Duff along with Frank Clement, Barnato agreed to fund Bentley's business. Barnato had incorporated Baromans Ltd with 1922, which existed as the finance and investment car. Via Baromans, Barnato initially invested well over £100, 000, saving the business and its particular workforce. A financial reorganisation on the original Bentley company was accomplished and all existing creditors paid for £75, 000. Existing shares were devalued through £1 each to just 1 shilling, or 5% or his or her original value. Barnato held 149, 500 of the completely new shares giving him control on the company and he grew to be 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 input, W. O. Bentley was able to create another generation of autos.
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Your Bentley Boys were a gaggle of British motoring enthusiasts that will 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 qualifications. They kept the marque's reputation for high performance alive; Bentley was noted for its four consecutive victories for the 24 Hours of Le Mans from 1927 for you to 1930.In 1929, Tim Birkin developed your 4½ litre, lightweight Blower Bentley at Welwyn Garden City in addition to produced five racing special deals, starting with Bentley Blowing apparatus No. 1 which was optimised with the Brooklands racing circuit. Birkin overruled W. O. and put the model available before it was completely developed. As a result, it was unreliable.
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Inside March 1930, during the Blue Train Races, Woolf Barnato raised this stakes on Rover and its particular Rover Light Six, having raced and defeated Le Train Bleu for once, to better that record together with his 6½-litre Bentley Speed Six with a bet of £100. He drove against this train from Cannes to be able to Calais, then by ferry for you to Dover, and finally London, travelling on public freeways, and won.
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Barnato driven his H. J. Mulliner-bodied formal saloon inside the race against the Orange 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 generally known as the "Blue Train Bentleys"; the latter is regularly mistaken for, or erroneously referred to as being, the car that ran the Blue Train, while in fact Barnato called it in memory involving his race. [19][20] A painting by Terence Cuneo depicts this Gurney Nutting coupé sporting along a road parallel for the Blue Train, which scenario never occurred for the reason that road and railway didn't follow the same way.
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