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The W. O. Bentley Memorial Foundation; The Bentley Drivers' Club; Pictures and specifications of W. O. 's cars 1919–1932; Bentley 8-litre coupé, coachwork by J Gurney Nutting; Channel 4 short biography of Bentley; on YouTube; Jay Leno explains and demonstrates W. O.'s racing Lagonda V12; Jay Leno shows his 8-litre Bentley saloon
Killing of John O'Keefe Location Canton, Massachusetts, US Date January 29, 2022 (2022-01-29) Deaths 1 Victim Officer John O'Keefe Accused Karen Read In the early morning hours of January 29, 2022, Boston Police Department Officer John O'Keefe was found dead outside the home of Boston Police Officer Brian Albert in Canton, Massachusetts. O'Keefe had been dropped off at a party the night before ...
Wilson Alwyn Bentley (February 9, 1865 – December 23, 1931), also known as Snowflake Bentley, was an American meteorologist and photographer, who was the first known person to take detailed photographs of snowflakes and record their features. [1]
W. O. Bentley (Walter Owen Bentley, 1889–1971), founder of Bentley Motors Walter Bentley (died 1359) , English captain at the 1352 Battle of Mauron Walter Bentley (actor) (1849–1927), Scottish-Australian Shakespearean actor
Desmond's father was a coal mining engineer, who notably purchased the first Bentley production automobile, a Bentley 3-litre from W. O. Bentley in 1921. [6] His paternal grandfather, Llewelyn Llewelyn of Kings Hill was the High Sheriff of Monmouthshire as well as General Manager of the Powell-Dyffryn Steam Coal Company.
W. O. Bentley wanted a more powerful car, so he developed a bigger model, the Speed Six. It was a huge car. Ettore Bugatti once referred to the Bentley as "the world's fastest lorry" ("Le camion plus vite du monde"). [3] [4] Bentley adhered strictly to his own assertion that increasing displacement is always preferable to forced induction: [5]
3½-litre coupé de ville by Thrupp & Maberly 1934. The Bentley 3½ Litre (later enlarged to 4¼ Litre) was a luxury car produced by Bentley from 1933 to 1939. It was presented to the public in September 1933, shortly after the death of Henry Royce, and was the first new Bentley model following Rolls-Royce's acquisition of the Bentley brand in 1931.
Benjafield's success led to him being offered to drive a company racer at the behest of Bentley founder W.O. Bentley. He competed in the 24 Hours of Le Mans seven times, and won the event in 1927 with co-driver and fellow " Bentley Boy " S. C. H. "Sammy" Davis ; while their car was badly damaged, they frantically made on-the-spot repairs and ...