Bentley Magnetic motors Limited (/ˈbɛntli/) is often a British company that types, develops, and manufactures luxury motorcars which are largely hand-built. It is a subsidiary of Volkswagen AG. Now based in Crewe, England, Bentley Motors Limited had been founded by W. O. Bentley on 18 January 1919 in Cricklewood, North London.Bentley cars are marketed via franchised dealers worldwide, and as of Nov 2012, China was the greatest market.Most Bentley cars are assembled in the Crewe factory, but a small volume of Continental Flying Spurs are assembled for the factory in Dresden, Germany. Bodies for the Continental are stated 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 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 the particular Mulsanne.Rolls-Royce bought Bentley from the receivers in 1931 and subsequently sold it to be able to Vickers plc in 1980 while Rolls-Royce themselves went broke. In 1998, Vickers sold it for you to Volkswagen AG. The sale included the auto designs, model nameplates, production and administrative establishments, the Spirit of Fervor and Rolls-Royce grille shape trademarks, but not the rights for the Rolls-Royce name or logo which are owned by Rolls-Royce Holdings plc along with were licensed to BMW AG.Before World War I, Walter Owen Bentley, and his brother, Horace Millner Bentley, sold French DFP automobiles in Cricklewood, North London, but W. O, as Walter was recognized, always wanted to design and build his very own cars. At the DFP factory, in 1913, he noticed an metal paperweight and thought that aluminum may be a suitable replacement for cast iron to fabricate lighter in weight 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 Engine Show. Ex-Royal Flying Corps official, Clive Gallop, designed an innovative four valves per cylinder engine for the chassis. By December the engine was built and managing. Delivery of the 1st cars was scheduled for June 1920, but development took longer than estimated to ensure the date was extended to be able to September 1921. The durability of the 1st Bentley cars earned widespread acclaim and they also competed in hill climbs in addition to 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 improved road car driven by works driver, Douglas Hawkes, accompanied by riding technician, H. S. "Bertie" Browning. Hawkes completed the full 500 miles and finished 13th with the average speed of 74. 95 mph after starting in 19th position. The team was then rushed to England to compete from the 1922 RAC Tourist Trophy.Captain Woolf BarnatoIn ironic reference to be able to his heavyweight boxer's visibility, Captain Woolf Barnato has been nicknamed "Babe". In 1925, he acquired his initial Bentley, a 3-litre. With this car he or she won numerous Brooklands backrounds. Just a year later on he acquired the Bentley company itself.The Bentley enterprise ended up being always underfunded, but inspired by this 1924 Le Mans gain by John Duff and Frank Clement, Barnato agreed to financing Bentley's business. Barnato had incorporated Baromans Ltd with 1922, which existed as the finance and investment vehicle. Via Baromans, Barnato initially invested much more than £100, 000, saving the business as well as workforce. A financial reorganisation on the original Bentley company was accomplished and all existing creditors repaid for £75, 000. Existing shares were devalued coming from £1 each to just 1 shilling, or 5% or their own original value. Barnato held 149, 500 of the new shares giving him control from the company and he became chairman. Barnato injected further cash into your business: £35, 000 secured by debenture inside July 1927; £40, 000 in 1928; £25, 000 in 1929. With renewed financial input, W. O. Bentley was able to develop another generation of vehicles.
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The particular Bentley Boys were a group of 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 often had a military track record. They kept the marque's reputation for powerful alive; Bentley was noted to its four consecutive victories in the 24 Hours of Le Mans from 1927 in order to 1930.In 1929, Tim Birkin developed the particular 4½ litre, lightweight Blower Bentley at Welwyn Garden City as well as produced five racing deals, starting with Bentley Motorized inflator No. 1 which was optimised for that 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 Educate Races, Woolf Barnato raised the stakes on Rover and its particular Rover Light Six, having raced and usual Le Train Bleu for initially, to better that record together with his 6½-litre Bentley Speed Six on a bet of £100. He drove against the actual train from Cannes to help Calais, then by ferry to be able to Dover, and finally London, travelling on public highways, and won.
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Barnato had 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 an Speed Six with efficient fastback "Sportsman Coupé" by means of Gurney Nutting. Both cars became known as the "Blue Train Bentleys"; the latter is regularly mistaken for, or erroneously referred to to be, the car that ran 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 sporting along a road parallel towards the Blue Train, which scenario never occurred because the road and railway would not follow the same route.
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