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Bentley Engines Limited (/ˈbɛntli/) is usually a British company that models, develops, and manufactures luxury motorcars that are largely hand-built. It is a part of Volkswagen AG. Now based in Crewe, England, Bentley Motors Limited had been founded by W. O. Bentley on 18 Economy is shown 1919 in Cricklewood, North London.Bentley cars are available via franchised dealers around the world, and as of November 2012, China was the largest market.Most Bentley cars are assembled with the Crewe factory, but a small quantity of Continental Flying Spurs are assembled on the factory in Dresden, Germany. Bodies for the Continental are produced in Zwickau, Germany.Bentley won the a day of Le Mans within 1924, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, and 2003.

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Iconic Bentley models add the Bentley 4½ Litre, Bentley Speed Six, Bentley R Type Continental, 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 your receivers in 1931 and also subsequently sold it in order to Vickers plc in 1980 whenever Rolls-Royce themselves went broke. In 1998, Vickers sold it to Volkswagen AG. The sale included the car designs, model nameplates, production and administrative services, the Spirit of Euphoria and Rolls-Royce grille design trademarks, but not the rights for the Rolls-Royce name or logo which might be owned by Rolls-Royce Holdings plc as well as were licensed to BMW AG.Before World War My spouse and i, Walter Owen Bentley, and his brother, Horace Millner Bentley, sold French DFP autos in Cricklewood, North London, but W. O, as Walter was identified, always wanted to design and build his own cars. At the DFP manufacturer, in 1913, he noticed an aluminium paperweight and thought that aluminum could be a suitable replacement for cast iron to fabricate lighter pistons. The first Bentley aluminum pistons were suited to Sopwith Camel aero applications 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 some valves per cylinder engine for that chassis. By December the powerplant was built and running. Delivery of the primary cars was scheduled regarding June 1920, but development took longer than estimated hence the date was extended to September 1921. The durability of the 1st Bentley cars earned widespread acclaim plus they competed in hill climbs and raced at Brooklands.Bentley's first major event was the 1922 Indianapolis 500, a race, dominated by specialized automobiles with Duesenberg racing chassis. They entered a modified road car driven simply by works driver, Douglas Hawkes, accompanied by riding auto technician, H. S. "Bertie" Browning. Hawkes completed the whole 500 miles and finished 13th having an average speed of 74. 95 mph after starting off in 19th position. The team was then rushed time for England to compete inside the 1922 RAC Tourist Trophy.Chief Woolf BarnatoIn ironic reference to his heavyweight boxer's size, Captain Woolf Barnato has been nicknamed "Babe". In 1925, he acquired his very first Bentley, a 3-litre. With this car he or she won numerous Brooklands races. Just a year after he acquired the Bentley enterprise itself.The Bentley enterprise had been always underfunded, but inspired by your 1924 Le Mans earn by John Duff as well as Frank Clement, Barnato agreed to fund Bentley's business. Barnato had incorporated Baromans Ltd throughout 1922, which existed as his finance and investment car. Via Baromans, Barnato initially invested much more than £100, 000, saving the business and workforce. A financial reorganisation of the original Bentley company was carried out and all existing creditors paid back for £75, 000. Existing shares were devalued via £1 each to simply 1 shilling, or 5% or the original value. Barnato held 149, 500 of the completely new shares giving him control of the company and he became chairman. Barnato injected further cash into the business: £35, 000 secured by debenture throughout July 1927; £40, 000 in 1928; £25, 000 in 1929. With renewed financial feedback, W. O. Bentley was able to development another generation of vehicles.

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This Bentley Boys were a group of 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 infrequently had a military track record. They kept the marque's reputation for high end 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 in Welwyn Garden City along with produced five racing packages, starting with Bentley Motorized inflator No. 1 which was optimised to the Brooklands racing circuit. Birkin overruled W. O. and put the model in the marketplace before it was thoroughly developed. As a result, it was unreliable.

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With March 1930, during the Blue Prepare Races, Woolf Barnato raised this stakes on Rover and its Rover Light Six, having raced and usual Le Train Bleu for once, to better that record with his 6½-litre Bentley Speed Six using a bet of £100. He drove against the train from Cannes to be able to Calais, then by ferry to be able to Dover, and finally London, travelling on public roads, 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 Gurney Nutting. Both cars became known as the "Blue Train Bentleys"; the latter is frequently mistaken for, or erroneously referred to to be, the car that ran the Blue Train, while in fact Barnato branded it in memory associated with his race. [19][20] A painting through Terence Cuneo depicts the actual Gurney Nutting coupé rushing along a road parallel towards Blue Train, which scenario never occurred for the reason that road and railway didn't follow the same path.

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