Sir Tim Birkin’s legendary 4½-litre pre-war racecar has been given a new lease on life thanks to new Mulliner Continuation Series. 12 new Tributes to be built - each identical to the original – one for every race the original Team Blowers entered.
One of the most thrilling and iconic cars from Bentley’s history – Sir Tim Birkin’s ‘29 supercharged 4½-litre “Blower” – is to be reborn in a new series of 12 matching cars. Each will be individually handcrafted by a specialist team from Bentley’s besp...
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KIDSTON TROPHY: BENTLEY BOYS RETURN TO SILVERSTONE!
This weekend, the Silverstone Classic will come alive with the sights and sounds of Motor Racing Legends’ magnificent grid of Pre-War sports cars, for the Kidston Trophy race, all paying homage to the fabled ‘Bentley Boy’ aviator Glen Kidston.
The inaugural Kidston Trophy ran in 2015, where Fred Wakeman and Patrick Blakeney-Edwards were first to take the flag. This Saturday, 45 pre-War racers from the 1920s and 1930s will be firing up ready to take the challenge once again. Amongst the runners ...
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BENTLEY ‘BLOWERS’ ROAD TRIP: MILLE MIGLIA CHALLENGE!
Bentley Motors is competing in the Mille Miglia next week with two of the company’s famous 4.5-Litre supercharged Blowers.
The 1930 Le Mans Team Car once owned by Sir Henry ‘Tim’ Birkin, one of the most celebrated members of a group of British gentlemen racers known as the Bentley Boys, will be joined by a former company demonstrator Blower with its original Vanden Plas Open, Sports Four Seater body for this renowned event. Even after nine decades on the road, this second Blower continues to de...
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