Bentley Magnetic motors Limited (/ˈbɛntli/) can be a British company that models, 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 Jan 1919 in Cricklewood, North London.Bentley cars are marketed via franchised dealers globally, and as of Late 2012, China was the biggest market.Most Bentley cars are assembled in the Crewe factory, but a small variety of Continental Flying Spurs are assembled in the factory in Dresden, Germany. Bodies for the Continental are produced in Zwickau, Germany.Bentley won the one day of Le Mans with 1924, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, and 2003.
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Iconic Bentley models add some 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 the receivers in 1931 and also subsequently sold it to help Vickers plc in 1980 whenever Rolls-Royce themselves went on the rocks. In 1998, Vickers sold it in order to Volkswagen AG. The sale included the vehicle designs, model nameplates, production and administrative facilities, the Spirit of Euphoria and Rolls-Royce grille design trademarks, but not the rights on the Rolls-Royce name or logo that happen to be owned by Rolls-Royce Holdings plc and also were licensed to BMW AG.Before World War My partner and i, Walter Owen Bentley, and his brother, Horace Millner Bentley, sold French DFP cars and trucks in Cricklewood, North London, but W. O, as Walter was acknowledged, always wanted to design and build his or her own cars. At the DFP manufacturing area, in 1913, he noticed an light weight aluminum paperweight and thought that aluminum could possibly be a suitable replacement regarding cast iron to fabricate lighter in weight pistons. The first Bentley aluminum pistons were suited to Sopwith Camel aero search engines during World War I.In August 1919, W. O. registered Bentley Motors Ltd. and in October he exhibited a car chassis, with dummy engine, at the London Powerplant Show. Ex-Royal Flying Corps police officer, Clive Gallop, designed an innovative 4 valves per cylinder engine for that chassis. By December the motor was built and operating. Delivery of the 1st cars was scheduled for June 1920, but development took longer than estimated therefore the date was extended to be able to September 1921. The durability of the 1st Bentley cars earned widespread acclaim and in addition they competed in hill climbs along with raced at Brooklands.Bentley's first major celebration was the 1922 Indiana 500, a race, dominated by specialized cars and trucks with Duesenberg racing framework. They entered a improved road car driven simply by works driver, Douglas Hawkes, accompanied by riding auto technician, H. S. "Bertie" Browning. Hawkes completed the entire 500 miles and finished 13th with an average speed of 74. 95 mph after commencing in 19th position. The team was then rushed time for England to compete inside the 1922 RAC Tourist Trophy.Captain Woolf BarnatoIn ironic reference in order to his heavyweight boxer's size, Captain Woolf Barnato ended up being nicknamed "Babe". In 1925, he acquired his very first Bentley, a 3-litre. With this car they won numerous Brooklands backrounds. Just a year afterwards he acquired the Bentley company itself.The Bentley enterprise had been always underfunded, but inspired by the particular 1924 Le Mans win by John Duff in addition to Frank Clement, Barnato agreed to financial 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 its workforce. A financial reorganisation of the original Bentley company was performed and all existing creditors paid for £75, 000. Existing shares were devalued from £1 each to only 1 shilling, or 5% or their particular original value. Barnato held 149, 500 of the new shares giving him control with the company and he became chairman. Barnato injected further cash into the business: £35, 000 secured by debenture in July 1927; £40, 000 in 1928; £25, 000 in 1929. With renewed financial suggestions, W. O. Bentley was able to design another generation of automobiles.
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The actual Bentley Boys were several grouped British motoring enthusiasts that 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 sometimes had a military background. They kept the marque's reputation for powerful alive; Bentley was noted because of its four consecutive victories at the 24 Hours of Le Mans from 1927 to 1930.In 1929, Tim Birkin developed the 4½ litre, lightweight Blower Bentley on Welwyn Garden City and produced five racing specials, starting with Bentley Blower No. 1 which was optimised with the Brooklands racing circuit. Birkin overruled W. O. and put the model available before it was thoroughly developed. As a result, it was unreliable.
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Throughout March 1930, during the Blue Coach Races, Woolf Barnato raised your stakes on Rover and its Rover Light Six, having raced and defeated Le Train Bleu for initially, to better that record with his 6½-litre Bentley Speed Six with a bet of £100. He drove against your train from Cannes to help Calais, then by ferry to be able to Dover, and finally London, travelling on public streets, and won.
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Barnato driven his H. J. Mulliner-bodied formal saloon inside the race against the Violet Train. Two months later, on 21 May 1930, he took delivery of any Speed Six with streamlined fastback "Sportsman Coupé" by simply Gurney Nutting. Both cars became often known as the "Blue Train Bentleys"; the latter is regularly mistaken for, or erroneously referred to as being, the car that raced the Blue Train, while in fact Barnato named it in memory associated with his race. [19][20] A painting by means of Terence Cuneo depicts the Gurney Nutting coupé auto racing along a road parallel on the Blue Train, which scenario never occurred because road and railway would not follow the same option.
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