Bentley 4½ Litre

Type: Product
Name: Bentley 4½ Litre
First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 2 reports

Two 1930 Blower Bentleys ready for Mille Miglia race

This year's Mille Miglia race in Italy will feature two unique 4½ litre Supercharged “Blowers”; a 1930 Le Mans race car belonging to perhaps the most famous and daring of the Bentley Boys, and a company demonstrator that is still going strong even after ... [Published Auto123.com - May 15 2013]
First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

Iconic Blower Bentleys primed for Mille Miglia Challenge

Bentley Motors will compete in this years Mille Miglia with two unique 4 litre Supercharged Blowers; a 1930 Le Mans race car belonging to perhaps the most famous and daring of the Bentley Boys and a company demonstrator that is still going strong even ... [Published Easier - May 14 2013]
First reported May 12 2013 - Updated May 12 2013 - 1 reports

The Cholmondeley Pageant of Power

A JUNE DATE FOR YOUR DIARYAs summer appears to be on the horizon – and hopefully it will last more than a week this year – thoughts turn to Motor Shows and the like for days out at weekends.And when it comes to classic cars and power, it is hard to look ... [Published Nationwide Vehicle Contracts - May 12 2013]
First reported May 04 2013 - Updated May 04 2013 - 1 reports

Pageant has all the power and the glory

H ISTORICALLY important models from Aston Martin, Ferrari and Bentley will make up just part of an awe-inspiring collection of more than 200 of the world's rarest and most beautiful classic cars and motorsport vehicles at next month's Cholmondeley Pageant ... [Published Stoke-on-Trent Sentinel - May 04 2013]

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"This is a fantastic car to drive and it's still extremely fast. We take great pride in making sure all the cars Bentley owns continue to compete or run regularly and are not museum exhibits, and we're all looking forward to the Mille Miglia." The second Bentley Blower entered for this year's Mille Miglia was built in 1930 and fitted with a beautiful Vanden Plas open, sports four-seater body...
...It was owned by Bentley Motors as a customer demonstrator car before passing into private ownership. An early review praised it as "a car with the strongest possible individuality and it is certain that it is immensely likeable no matter what angle one may regard it" . Repurchased by Bentley Motors in 1997, the car continues to turn heads at Bentley customer events across the world and is still faithfully fulfilling...
James Hall, event director, says: "The Pageant of Power is an event like no other, celebrating power and performance in all its forms, and nowhere is this mandate fulfilled more thoroughly than with this selection of classic stars."
"It was driven by a great British hero in Sir Henry Birkin and was the most glamorous racing car of the era" he added. (ANI)

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Two 1930 Blower Bentleys ready for Mille Miglia... [Published Auto123.com - May 15 2013]
'Blower' Bentleys tackle Mille Miglia [Published South Africa Star - May 15 2013]
Iconic Blower Bentleys primed for Mille Miglia ... [Published Easier - May 14 2013]
The Cholmondeley Pageant of Power [Published Nationwide Vehicle Contracts - May 12 2013]
Pageant has all the power and the glory [Published Stoke-on-Trent Sentinel - May 04 2013]
1929 Vintage Bentley goes for record £5m at auc... [Published Topnews.in - Jun 30 2012]
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