Bentley Blower
In 1928 the Bentley Boys already required a legendary status.
Bentley blower. Hot on the heels of its 100-year anniversary Bentley announced it will rebuild 12 exacting period-correct replicas of one of its most famous cars Tim Birkins 1929 4 12-litre Blower. The Blower Continuation Series is a Bentley Mulliner project leading to the production of 12 new Bentley Blowers each based on data obtained. However this wasnt nearly enough for Sir Henry Tim Birkin.
Detailing on the Supercharger. The Bentley Blower Car Zero was created specifically to be a test and development prototype. At the base of this Speed 6 is the rarest and most valuable Bentley worldwide the Bentley Speed 6 4 12 Litre Blower chassis UU 5872.
Car Zero is thus the prototype for Bentleys. All are facsimiles of the most famous Bentley of all the 1929 Bentley works team Blower that was created and raced at Le Mans by archetypal Bentley Boy Captain Sir Tim Birkin. Bentley Blower Bentley Car Motor Engine Alfa Romeo Merlin Scale Models Vintage Cars Jeep Classic Cars.
It was made ahead of the 12 customer cars and. Bentley says the dozen cars represent the 12 races the Team Blowers competed in. Thats three times as many as the original production number.
The Blower Continuation Series is a run of 12 newly-built recreations of one of the most famous Bentleys of all time the supercharged 4½-Litre Blower created for. The Bentley Blower was a development of the 3 liter model produced in the 1920s. Whats old is new again at Bentley because the brand is putting the 1929 4½-litre Blower back into production.
The Blower Bentleys were born from a philosophy devised by Sir Tim Birkin notable racing driver and Bentley Boy to extract more speed from the racing Bentleys of the day. Blower Car Zero is a dedicated test and development prototype built in advance of the 12 customer cars. Bentley initially scorned the race car believing that the addition of the supercharger aka a blower would pervert its design and.
For many enthusiasts the imposing Blower Bentley is the iconic racing Bentley of the pre-war years forever linked with the image of its driver the dashing Bentley Boy Sir Henry Tim Birkin. Bentley had won the endurance race in 1929 and. Saved by Benji Hall.
Per Bentley that makes the cardubbed Car Zerothe first brand-new so-called Blower Bentley to roll out of its factory since 1930. Bentley said 1846 parts including 230 complete assemblies such as the engine had to be hand-crafted for the first continuation car which will undergo an extensive test and durability program including a run to top speed before the start of the build of the 12 customer cars. Bentley has completed the first reborn Bentley Blower for 90 years as part of a continuation car project aimed at well-heeled vehicle collectors.
