Bentley is to make 12 “continuation” examples of the supercharged 4.5-liter Birkin “Blower,” one of those cars whose legend far...
Just 35 miles away from the fabled Brooklands race circuit where eight decades ago this single-seat racing Bentley astonished spectators...
By Bill Rothermel Bonhams will offer a significant vintage Bentley automobile at its upcoming Quail Lodge sale in Carmel, California on Friday August 16th, 2013. The car, a 1931 Bentley 4 1/2-Litre Supercharged Le Mans Roadster, known by aficionados as a “Blower Bentley,” is considered the holy grail of Bentleys...
Bentley Motors competed in the 2013 Mille Miglia with two unique 4 1/2 Litre Supercharged “Blowers” – a 1930 Le...
Bicester Heritage threw open the gates to its historical site on June 5th and 6th to host its first public...
Mike Lawrence There is a minor industry in new James Bond novels and if we include Young James Bond and the Moneypenny series there are more than three dozen. Anthony Horowitz has been commissioned to write a new novel, due in September, which will be set in the glamorous world...
The gods smiled down from clear blue skies as hundreds of classic car enthusiasts converged on the magnificent surroundings of...
In celebration of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee and the coming London Olympics, Rodeo Drive became decidedly British on June 17,...
Legendary cars from Bentley’s past are embarking on a tour of several classic automotive events in 2015, with trips to Goodwood, Pebble Beach and others on the schedule. The ‘Blue Train’ car that famously raced the Calais-Mediterranée Express and the Team Blower that entered Le Mans in 1930 – the...
Often confused with the Speed 6, the 6½ Litre was Bentley’s first large-displacement, six-cylinder car. The new engine was necessary...
With only 208 examples produced, the R-Type Continental was as rare a sight in the 1950s as it is today...
The R-Type Continental was as rare a sight in the 1950s as it is today – but it went down in history as a benchmark Bentley, and the embodiment of the brand’s grand touring DNA. Its ethos and its exterior design were the inspiration for the first Continental GT in...
This bespoke 1953 Bentley 6 1/2 Liter Petersen Special was built using a modified 1953 R-Type chassis of 9′ 9″...
In the 1930s, it was not unusual to bring an older late-model luxury car back to the dealer, manufacturer, or...
The Andes adventure started in Antofagasta, on the coast of Northern Chile with 15 cars and teams from Belgium, Finland, the U.S., Germany, the Netherlands, Switzerland and France. In all there were three Mustangs, two Mercedes Pagoda, a Mercedes 280 SL, a 1937 Lagonda, a 1957 Bentley, two Porsches, two...
• The second annual Arizona Concours d’Elegance has announced four icons of automotive history will appear as featured classes during...
• VSCCA October Berkshires Rallye-tour, will be held Oct. 24-26. The Rallye is open to all VSCCA members and friends...
VR: How did you start writing? CC: My wife had a job with the local police department working nights doing dispatch and secretarial work. So it worked out really well, I would get home from my job as a copywriter in advertising, feed the kids and put them to bed...
Born in England, raised in Hollywood. We are not speaking of a famous movie actor, but of a very special...
One of the most iconic cars from Bentley’s history — Sir Tim Birkin’s 1929 supercharged 4 1/2-litre ‘Blower’ — will...
Danny Margulies was but a boy when he visited his home Grand Prix of Bucharest in 1937 and first opened his eyes to motor racing, a subsequent move to London with his family not diminishing either his intention to race or his accent! He must have been born with an...
“100 miles per hour speed with 100 percent comfort and docility.” This proclamation was made in an advertisement that appeared...
Five-time Le Mans winner Derek Bell MBE returned to Circuit de la Sarthe on 6-8 July, 2012 to participate in...
Fewer cars rolled across the block than in recent years during the auctions in Scottsdale, but the amount bid for the vehicles sold increased from last year, substantially in some cases. When compared to last year, sell-through was better, average prices per car sold were higher, more automobilia was purchased,...
I write this month’s column from Monterey, as myself, most of our staff, and about 3,000-pounds of magazines are here...
A 1928 Bentley 4 1/2-Litre Le Mans Sports that twice raced at Le Mans will be among the featured cars...
Warm and windy weather welcomed a weekend of wings and wheels at the Flywheel Festival, Bicester Heritage, held at the former Second World War bomber station situated in Oxfordshire. Like a fine wine this event has matured with each and every edition, leaving the crowds of visitors eager to return...
Once upon a time in a bar…well, near a bar…I was talking to a couple who had just bought a...
A century ago, a Bentley 3 Litre would become the first British car and the first Bentley to compete at...
Bentley Mulliner finally completed the first new Bentley Blower in 90 years after 40,000 hours of meticulous work. Car Zero is the prototype car for the Blower Continuation Series. This truly exclusive run of only 12 customer cars (which have all already been pre-sold) will be created from the design drawings and...