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  2. Bentley S1 - Wikipedia

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    1959 Bentley S1 rear. The car was announced at the end of April 1955, [2] and it was noted that the existing Continental model would continue. The new standard steel saloon replaced the R type standard steel saloon which had been in production, with modifications, since 1946.

  3. Freestone and Webb - Wikipedia

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    Freestone and Webb were English coachbuilders who made bodies for Rolls-Royce and Bentley motor cars but also built bodies on other chassis including Alfa Romeo, Packard, and Mercedes-Benz. The business was founded in 1923 by V.E. Freestone and A.J. Webb as a specialist coachbuilding service in workshops (Unity Works) in Brentfield Road ...

  4. Weymann Fabric Bodies - Wikipedia

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    conventional non-Weymann coachwork frame (Volvo ÖV 4) Gurney Nutting Weymann body Bentley 4½-litre May 1928. The Weymann system comprises an ultra-light wood framework with special metal joints so that timber does not touch timber. Small metal panels are inserted between the fabric and the framework to make rounded external corners.

  5. Bentley R Type - Wikipedia

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    The big boot. The Bentley R Type is the second series of post-war Bentley automobiles, produced from 1952 to 1955 as the successor the Mark VI.Essentially a larger-boot version of the Mk VI, the R type is regarded by some as a stop-gap before the introduction of the S series cars in 1955.

  6. List of bicycle brands and manufacturing companies - Wikipedia

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    This page lists notable bicycle brands and manufacturing companies past and present. For bicycle parts, see List of bicycle part manufacturing companies.. Many bicycle brands do not manufacture their own product, but rather import and re-brand bikes manufactured by others (e.g., Nishiki), sometimes designing the bike, specifying the equipment, and providing quality control.

  7. Bentley Continental - Wikipedia

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    Bentley Continental refers to several models of cars produced by Bentley Motors. Originally, it referred to a special chassis for engines more powerful than the usual offering, supplied to a selected number of coachbuilders for the fitting of very light-weight coachwork designed under Rolls-Royce supervision.

  8. Bicycle frame - Wikipedia

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    The 'diamond' frame's central, horizontal top bar forces the rider to swing a leg over the bicycle's seat. A Triumph step-through, ladies', or open frame Dursley Pedersen bicycle circa 1910 A penny-farthing photographed in the Škoda Auto Museum in the Czech Republic A Brompton folding bicycle Bicycle in Victorian Plymouth, England, with a predecessor of the Starley diamond-frame A cantilever ...

  9. Alf Hagon - Wikipedia

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    In July 1967, riding a purpose-built sprint-bike powered by a supercharged V-Twin 1,260 cc JAP engine, he became the first rider to record a sub-10 second time with a one-way-only 9.93 performance at Duxford for the 1 ⁄ 4-mile distance. This was a strip-only record, as for official recognition of world and national records two qualifying runs ...