Walter Owen Bentley founded a carmaking company in 1919. Still, the newly-born marque took a year to test its first engine – the legendary 3 Litre – and the first Bentley automobile was sold ...

Bentley 3-litre 141 Le Mans 02 by Graeme Cocks & Clare Hay. 1923 Le Mans 24 hours. Le Mans, France. 26th – 27th May 1923. Capt. John F Duff / Frank Clement (Bentley 3 L Sport), 4th position, pit ...

Bentley celebrates 90 years since the first 3½ Litre set wheels on tarmac. To mark the occasion, a one-of-one 1939 MkV Corniche took to the road for the first time in 84 years.

1938 Bentley 4.25 Liter Razor Edge Saloon: The silent sports car. ... the comparatively small Bentley carried a lively 3.5-liter six-cylinder engine developed from the Rolls-Royce 20/25.

Chassis #3 was offered up for auction by New Englander Thurston Twigg-Smith, Jr, who also owns a 1928 4.5-Litre Bentley and bought the 3-Litre in 1994, complete but in pieces, ...

In addition to being Bentley's first production model, the 3 Litre also established the automaker's motorsport legend. It won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1924 and 1927, kicking off the era of the ...

The legendary Bentley 3 Litre that won Le Mans in 1924 will headline the company's display at the 39th annual Rétromobile event in Paris, Feb. 5-9.

Bentley is a brand with a huge history.Bentley is a name that stands for excellence, innovation and dramatic change. In 1931, the company went broke and was bought out by competitor Rolls Royce ...

Today, this unmodified and fully restored 1931 Bentley 8 Litre Mulliner is one of Jay Leno’s favorite rides, and a pre-war car certainly capable of over 100 miles per hour, or a cross-continent ...

In the end, the judges at the 2019 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance couldn't turn down a good party. The judges announced that the 1931 Bentley 8 Litre Gurney Nutting Sports Tourer was the best in ...