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The Bentley 8 Litre was a large inline 6-cylinder super-luxury car made in various configurations by Bentley Motors Limited at Cricklewood, London. Announced 15 September 1930, it was also the last completely new model by Bentley before the company's financial collapse and forced sale to Rolls-Royce Limited .
Bentley built a development mule with a 4¼-litre straight-six engine [7] [8] derived from the 3 Litre's four-cylinder engine. [9] To disguise the car's origin, it had a large, wedge-shaped radiator and was registered as a "Sun". [8] [9] [10] The chassis was given a large very lightweight Weymann-type [9] tourer body built by Freestone and Webb ...
In the 1930s although orders for the more ... Open tourer 1935 Rolls-Royce 20/25 chassis: Sports saloon 1936 ... Sale of 1932 Bentley 8 Litre saloon by Arthur ...
Cars that were produced in the 1930s — from 1930 to 1939. 1880s; 1890s; ... Bentley 3.5 Litre; Bentley 8 Litre; Bentley Speed Six; BMW 3/20 ... PZInż 403 Lux-Sport ...
Bentley 4½ Litre No. 10 took third at the 1929 24 Hours of Le Mans. Between 1927 and 1931 the Bentley 4½ Litre competed in several competitions, primarily the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The first was the Old Mother Gun at the 1927 24 Hours of Le Mans, driven as a prototype before production. [27] Favored to win, it instead crashed and did not finish.
Pages in category "Cars introduced in 1930" ... Bentley 8 Litre; C. Cadillac V-16; D. Delage D6; H. Humber Pullman; M. Mercedes-Benz 770; Morris Major (1931 to 1933) S.
There's a decidedly retro look to this model, which traces its roots back to the 1930s. It became one of the first Italian sports cars to be made after World War II and, in production from 1938 ...
They quickly decided to create a new Bentley using the 20/25 engine with some adaptations, and a chassis that had been developed for a 2¾ litre Rolls-Royce that had been intended as an economy version of the 20/25 but had been cancelled. This formed the basis of the first "Derby Bentley" – the Bentley 3½ litre. The model was very successful ...