1930 Bentley Speed Six

A bloke couldn’t think of anything more dissimilar if he tried. From a Boeing 737, to a modern Korean buzzbox, to a 1930 Bentley Speed Six. While both the jet and the Hyundai with its automatic transmission and power this-and-that were purely means of transport, the Bentley was so completely different. Would it be trite to say that it was the epitome of Le Mans during a time when automotively inclined Brits wanted to hop across the Channel to show the Frogs how to win a motor race?

That certainly crossed my mind, but while the Bentley Speed Six of Barry Batagol looked the part, with its open touring style bodywork, it’s interesting to realize that most Bentleys of the period were originally fitted with closed saloon bodywork.