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W. O. Bentley founded his company in 1919 at Cricklewood in north London. His sports cars shone at the Le Mans 24 Hours. They won there in 1924 and then every year from 1927 to 1930. Rolls-Royce bought the firm in 1931. Now based in Crewe, it has belonged to Volkswagen since 1998.
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Bentley
1921–1929 · Inline-4
The first Bentley was sold only as a rolling chassis, to be bodied by coachbuilders; getting its engine right took two years, and the first customer took delivery in September 1921. That engine was ahead of its time, with an overhead camshaft, four valves and two spark plugs per cylinder.
Photo: Lars-Göran Lindgren Sweden (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Bentley
1946–1952 · Inline-6
Back in 1944, executive W. A. Robotham foresaw little post-war demand for coachbuilt bodies and negotiated a standard body with the Pressed Steel Company. The result was the Mark VI, Bentley's first post-war car and the first Rolls-Royce product with an all-steel body assembled and finished at the factory. The costly cars sold well, but post-war controls forced inferior steel on them, their long-term weakness.
Photo: allen watkin from London, UK (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Bentley
1985–1999 · V8
The R in Turbo R stood for roadholding. Bentley kept the Mulsanne Turbo's engine but retuned the suspension and fitted wider tyres on alloy wheels, a first for a Bentley, taming the soft ride of its predecessor. Motor Trend called it 'the first Bentley in decades deserving of the famous name'.
Photo: Mr.choppers (CC BY-SA 3.0)
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