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It was within this context that, in 1927, Bentley developed the Bentley 4½ Litre. Two cylinders were removed from the 6½ Litre model, reducing the displacement to 4.4 litres. [ 6 ] At the time, the 3 Litre and the 6½ Litre were already available, but the 3 Litre was an outdated, under-powered model and the 6½ Litre's image was tarnished by ...
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Bentley adhered strictly to his own assertion that increasing displacement is always preferable to forced induction: [5] To supercharge a Bentley engine was to pervert its design and corrupt its performance. However, in the winter of 1926/7, chassis FR5189, a 3-litre car, was the first car fitted with a supercharger at the factory.
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2: 5.0: 9: Bentley Motors Ltd: Glen Kidston Jack Dunfee: Bentley 4½ Litre: Bentley 4.4L S4 D: 135 167 3 5.0 10 Bentley Motors Ltd Dr Dudley Benjafield Baron André d'Erlanger Bentley 4½ Litre: Bentley 4.4L S4 D: 135 [B] 159 4 5.0 8 Bentley Motors Ltd Frank Clement Jean Chassagne: Bentley 4½ Litre: Bentley 4.4L S4 D: 135 157 5 8.0 5 ...
Bentley 4½ Litre 'Blower' Bentley 4.4L S4 supercharged: D: 152 144 Engine (21 hr) DNF >3.0 9 Hon. Dorothy Paget: Sir Henry “Tim” Birkin Jean Chassagne: Bentley 4½ Litre 'Blower' Bentley 4.4L S4 supercharged: D: 152 138 Engine (20 hr) DNF >3.0 1 R. Caracciola (private entrant) Rudolf Caracciola Christian Werner: Mercedes-Benz SSK: Mercedes ...