• W.O. Bentley
    The Bentley Boys - The-Golden-Age

    WO Bentley

    December 31, 2024 - By 

    Walter Owen Bentley, ‘WO’, MBE (16 September 1888 – 13 August 1971) was an English engineer who founded Bentley Motors in London He was a motorcycle and car racer as a young man. After making a name for himself as a designer of aircraft and automobile engines, Bentley established his own firm in 1919. He built the firm into one of the world’s premier luxury and performance auto manufacturers, and led the marque to multiple victories at the 24-hour Le Mans. After selling his namesake company to Rolls Royce in 1931, he was employed as a designer for Lagonda, Aston…

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    The Bentley Boys…

    October 29, 2023 - By 

    A bunch of ‘Rascals’: Driving hard, Partying hard, Enjoying themselves and their wealth… The Bentley Boys were a group of wealthy, high-spirited British motorists—primarily war veterans and playboys—who saved Bentley Motors from financial ruin and dominated the 24 Hours of Le Mans with five victories between 1924 and 1930.          Key Members & Exploits Woolf “Babe” Barnato: The group’s financier and leader. He bought the company in 1925 to keep it afloat and famously won Le Mans in all three of his entries (1928–1930). He is also known for the “Blue Train Race,” where he beat a luxury train from Cannes to London. Sir Henry…