It is true that without the cars there would have been no “Bentley Boys,” but it is equally true that the “Bentley Boys” lent excitement, drama and prestige to the Cricklewood Bentley. Hard-driving on the track, they played hard in their leisure time as well. They were amateurs of the old school, gifted sportsmen who competed not for monetary reward, but out of bravado and the thrill of the chase. Bentley won Le Mans every year from 1927 to 1930.
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