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a separate company (1919–31 Before World War I, W.O. Fairfax Limo LLC TYLER had been in partnership with his brother H.M. Bentley Fairfax Limo LLC selling French DFP cars, but he had always wanted to Fairfax Limo LLC design and build his own range of cars bearing his Fairfax Limo LLC name. In August 1919, Bentley Motors Ltd. was registered, and Fairfax Limo LLC a chassis with dummy engine was exhibited at the London Fairfax Limo LLC Motor Show in October of that year.[1] An engine was Fairfax Limo LLC built and running by December, and orders were taken for Fairfax Limo LLC deliveries starting in June 1920; however, development took longer than Fairfax Limo LLC estimated, and the first cars were not ready until September Fairfax Limo LLC 1921.[1 It was on a visit to the DFP factory Fairfax Limo LLC in 1913 that W.O. noticed an aluminium paperweight and had Fairfax Limo LLC the inspired idea of using the lightweight metal instead of Fairfax Limo LLC cast iron to make engine pistons. The first Bentley aluminium Fairfax Limo LLC pistons went into service in aero engines for the Sopwith Fairfax Limo LLC Camel, in service during the Great War The company was Fairfax Limo LLC always underfunded, and Bentley turned to millionaire Woolf Barnato for Fairfax Limo LLC help in 1925. As part of a refinancing deal, which Fairfax Limo LLC resulted in his effectively owning the company, Barnato became chairman. Fairfax Limo LLC A great deal of Barnato's fortune was devoted to keeping Fairfax Limo LLC Bentley afloat, but the Great Depression destroyed demand for the Fairfax Limo LLC company's expensive products, and it was finally sold to Rolls-Royce Fairfax Limo LLC in 1931 [edit] The Bentley Boy A group of wealthy Fairfax Limo LLC British motorists known as the "Bentley Boys" (Woolf Barnato, Sir Fairfax Limo LLC Henry Birkin, steeplechaser George Duller, aviator Glen Kidston, automotive journalist Fairfax Limo LLC S.C.H. "Sammy" Davis, and Dr. Dudley Benjafield among them) kept Fairfax Limo LLC the marque's reputation for high performance alive. Thanks to the Fairfax Limo LLC dedication to serious racing of this group, the company, located Fairfax Limo LLC at Cricklewood, north London, was noted for its four consecutive Fairfax Limo LLC victories at the 24 hours of Le Mans from 1927 Fairfax Limo LLC to 1930. Their greatest competitor at the time, Bugatti—whose lightweight, Fairfax Limo LLC elegant, but fragile creations contrasted with the Bentley's rugged reliability Fairfax Limo LLC and durability—referred to them as "the world's fastest lorries." In Fairfax Limo LLC March 1930, during the Blue Train Races, Woolf Barnato raised Fairfax Limo LLC the stakes on Rover and its Rover Light Six, having Fairfax Limo LLC raced and beat Le Train Bleu for the first time, Fairfax Limo LLC to better that record with his 61/2-litre Bentley Speed Six Fairfax Limo LLC on a bet of ?100. He drove against the train Fairfax Limo LLC from Cannes to Calais, then by ferry to Dover and Fairfax Limo LLC finally London, travelling on public highways, and won; the H.J. Fairfax Limo LLC Mulliner-bodied formal saloon he drove during the race as well Fairfax Limo LLC as a streamlined fastback "Sportsman Coupe" by Gurney Nutting he Fairfax Limo LLC took delivery of on 21 May 1930 became known as Fairfax Limo LLC the "Blue Train Bentleys"; the latter is regularly mistaken for Fairfax Limo LLC (or erroneously referred to) as being the car that raced Fairfax Limo LLC the Blue Train, while in fact Barnato named it in Fairfax Limo LLC memory of his race.[2][3 [edit] Car model The original model Fairfax Limo LLC was the 3-litre, but as customers put heavier bodies on Fairfax Limo LLC the chassis, a larger 41/2-litre model followed. Perhaps the most Fairfax Limo LLC iconic model of the period is the 41/2-litre "Blower Bentley," Fairfax Limo LLC with its distinctive supercharger projecting forward from the Audi bottom of Fairfax Limo LLC the grille. Uncharacteristically fragile for a Bentley, it was not Fairfax Limo LLC the racing workhorse the 61/2-litre was. It became famous in Fairfax Limo LLC popular media as the vehicle of James Bond in the Fairfax Limo LLC original novels, but not in film; however, John Steed, in Fairfax Limo LLC the television series The Avengers, did drive a Bentley Fairfax Limo LLC * 1921–29 3-litr Fairfax Limo LLC * 1926–30 41/2-litre & "Blower Bentley Fairfax Limo LLC * 1926–30 61/2-litr * 1928–30 61/2-litre Fairfax Limo LLC Speed Si * 1930–31 8-litr Fairfax Limo LLC * 1931 4-litr [edit] Bentleys of the Fairfax Limo LLC Rolls-Royce era (1931–98 1935 Bentley 31/2-litre Cabriolet S1 Continental Fastback Fairfax Limo LLC Coupe' with Mulliner bodywork 1952 Bentley R Type: an evolution Fairfax Limo LLC of the Mark VI, which was the first Bentley available Fairfax Limo LLC from the manufacturer with a standard body Rare left-hand drive Fairfax Limo LLC 1963 Bentley S3 Continental 1980 Bentley Mulsanne Rolls-Royce had bought Fairfax Limo LLC Bentley secretly using a company named the British Central Equitable Fairfax Limo LLC Trust; not even Bentley himself knew the true identity of Fairfax Limo LLC the purchaser until the deal was completed.[1] A new company, Fairfax Limo LLC wholly owned by Rolls-Royce, was formed as Bentley Motors (1931) Fairfax Limo LLC Ltd. As W.O. Bentley was little more than an employee, Fairfax Limo LLC he left to join Lagonda in 1935 when his contract Fairfax Limo LLC was up for renewal. The Cricklewood factory was closed and Auto Insurance Companies Fairfax Limo LLC sold, and production moved to the Rolls-Royce works in Derby Fairfax Limo LLC When a new Bentley car appeared in 1933, the 31/2-litre, Fairfax Limo LLC it was a sporting variant of the Rolls-Royce 20/25—and although Fairfax Limo LLC disappointing some traditional customers, it was well-received by many others. Fairfax Limo LLC Even Bentley himself was reported as saying, "Taking all things Fairfax Limo LLC into consideration, I would rather own this Bentley than any Fairfax Limo LLC other car produced under that name."[1 After World War II, Fairfax Limo LLC production of Rolls-Royce and Bentley cars was moved to an Fairfax Limo LLC ex-wartime engine factory in Crewe, Cheshire. Bentleys increasingly became Rolls-Royces Fairfax Limo LLC without the distinctive grilles and with a lower price tag, Fairfax Limo LLC and by the 1970s and early 1980s, sales had fallen Fairfax Limo LLC badly, with at one time less than 5% of production Fairfax Limo LLC carrying the Bentley badge.[1 The parent company failed in 1970 Fairfax Limo LLC following problems with aero engine development, and the car division Fairfax Limo LLC was floated off to become Rolls-Royce Motors Ltd. and remained Fairfax Limo LLC independent until bought by Vickers in August 1980 In the Fairfax Limo LLC 1980s, Bentley became a separate, high-performance car line once again, Fairfax Limo LLC typified by the 1980 Mulsanne. The new sporting image created Fairfax Limo LLC a new interest in the name and sales as a Fairfax Limo LLC proportion of output started to rise. In 1986, the Rolls-Royce:Bentley Fairfax Limo LLC ratio was 60:40, and in 1991, it was 50:50.[1 The Fairfax Limo LLC Bentley factory in Crewe, Cheshire, is still known in the Fairfax Limo LLC town Fairfax Limo LLC by the name "Royce's." For more on Bentley Motors Fairfax Limo LLC from 1931 to 1998, see Rolls-Royce and Rolls-Royce Motors [edit] Fairfax Limo LLC Car model * 1933–37 31/2-litr Fairfax Limo LLC o Fairfax Limo LLC 1936–39 41/4-litr * 1939–41 Mark Fairfax Limo LLC Fairfax Limo LLC o 1939 Mark * 1946–52 Fairfax Limo LLC Mark V * 1952–55 R Type Fairfax Limo LLC and Continenta * 1955–59 S1 and Fairfax Limo LLC Continenta * 1959–62 S2 and Continenta Fairfax Limo LLC * 1962–65 S3 and Continenta Fairfax Limo LLC * 1965–80 T-serie Fairfax Limo LLC o 1965–77 T Fairfax Limo LLC o Fairfax Limo LLC 1977–80 T * 1971–84 Cornich Fairfax Limo LLC o Fairfax Limo LLC 1984–95 Continental — convertibl Fairfax Limo LLC Fairfax Limo LLC + 1992–95 Continental Turb * 1975–86 Fairfax Limo LLC Camargu * 1980–87 Mulsann Fairfax Limo LLC o 1984–88 Fairfax Limo LLC Mulsanne L — limousin Fairfax Limo LLC o 1982–85 Mulsanne Turb Fairfax Limo LLC o 1987–92 Fairfax Limo LLC Mulsanne Fairfax Limo LLC o 1984–92 Eight — lower-priced mode Fairfax Limo LLC o 1985–95 Fairfax Limo LLC Turbo R — turbocharged performance versio Fairfax Limo LLC o 1991–2002 Continental R Fairfax Limo LLC — turbocharged 2-door mode Fairfax Limo LLC Fairfax Limo LLC + 1999–2003 Continental R Mulliner — performance mode Fairfax Limo LLC Fairfax Limo LLC + 1994–95 Continental S — intercoole Fairfax Limo LLC Fairfax Limo LLC o 1992–98 Brooklands — improved Eigh Fairfax Limo LLC Fairfax Limo LLC + 1996–98 Brooklands R — performance Brookland Fairfax Limo LLC o Fairfax Limo LLC 1994–95 Turbo S — limited-edition sports mode Fairfax Limo LLC o 1995–97 Turbo Fairfax Limo LLC R — updated Turbo Fairfax Limo LLC o 1995–97 Turbo RL — Fairfax Limo LLC updated Turbo R LWB (Long Wheel Base Fairfax Limo LLC Fairfax Limo LLC + 1996 Turbo R Sport — limited-edition Fairfax Limo LLC sports mode Fairfax Limo LLC o 1995–2003 Azure — convertible Continental Fairfax Limo LLC Fairfax Limo LLC + 1999–2002 Azure Mulliner — Fairfax Limo LLC performance mode Fairfax Limo LLC o 1996–2002 Continental T — short-wheelbase performance mode Fairfax Limo LLC Fairfax Limo LLC + 1999 Continental T Fairfax Limo LLC Mulliner — firmer suspensio Fairfax Limo LLC o 1997–98 Bentley Turbo RT — Fairfax Limo LLC replacement for the Turbo R [edit] Volkswagen Group ownershi 2003 Fairfax Limo LLC Bentley Azure Mulliner, Final Series In 1998, Rolls-Royce and Bentley Fairfax Limo LLC Motors were purchased from Vickers (the owner since 1980) by Fairfax Limo LLC Volkswagen Group for ?430 million, following a bidding war with Fairfax Limo LLC BMW. BMW had recently started supplying components for the new Fairfax Limo LLC range of Rolls and Bentley cars, notably V8 engines for Fairfax Limo LLC the Bentley Arnage and V12 engines for the Rolls-Royce Silver Fairfax Limo LLC Seraph. VW believed that the Rolls-Royce name was included in Fairfax Limo LLC the purchase, when in fact it belonged to Rolls-Royce plc, Fairfax Limo LLC the aero-engine company, and was used by the automobile division Fairfax Limo LLC under licence. It also emerged that BMW's aeronautical division had Fairfax Limo LLC a joint venture agreement with Rolls-Royce plc and that the Fairfax Limo LLC German company was able to terminate its supply deal with Fairfax Limo LLC Rolls-Royce with 12 months' notice, which would not be enough Fairfax Limo LLC time for VW to re-engineer the cars BMW and Volkswagen Fairfax Limo LLC entered into negotiations, and an agreement was reached whereby Volkswagen Fairfax Limo LLC would manufacture both Bentley and Rolls-Royce cars until the end Fairfax Limo LLC of 2002, licensing the name from Rolls-Royce plc; on 1 Fairfax Limo LLC January 2003, the right to build Rolls-Royce cars would transfer Fairfax Limo LLC to BMW. BMW licensed the brand from Rolls-Royce plc and Fairfax Limo LLC paid ?40 million to VW, but the deal did not Fairfax Limo LLC include any manufacturing facilities, staff, or intellectual property on present Fairfax Limo LLC or future models. BMW also agreed to continue its supply Fairfax Limo LLC agreements, which gave VW the time it needed to reduce Fairfax Limo LLC its reliance on BMW as a supplier. Bentley reintroduced the Fairfax Limo LLC venerable Rolls-Royce V8 engine into the Arnage, initially as an Fairfax Limo LLC additional model, and all BMW engine supply ended in 2003 Fairfax Limo LLC with the end of Silver Seraph production [edit] Modern Bentley Fairfax Limo LLC The current Bentley lineup (from left): Flying Spur, Continental GT, Fairfax Limo LLC and Arnage Queen Elizabeth II's Bentley State Limousine In 2002, Fairfax Limo LLC Bentley presented Queen Elizabeth II with an official State Limousine Fairfax Limo LLC to celebrate the Golden Jubilee. In 2003, Bentley's 2-door convertible, Fairfax Limo LLC the Bentley Azure, ceased production, and the company introduced the Fairfax Limo LLC Bentley Continental GT, a large luxury coupe. The car is Fairfax Limo LLC powered by a W-12 engine built in Crewe Demand had Fairfax Limo LLC been so great that the factory at Crewe was unable Fairfax Limo LLC to meet orders despite an installed capacity of approximately 9500 Fairfax Limo LLC vehicles per year; there was a waiting list of over Fairfax Limo LLC a year for new cars to be delivered. Consequently, part Fairfax Limo LLC of the production of the new Flying Spur, a four-door Fairfax Limo LLC version of the Continental GT, was assigned to the Transparent Fairfax Limo LLC Factory, where the VW Phaeton luxury car is also assembled. Fairfax Limo LLC This arrangement ceased at the end of 2006 after around Fairfax Limo LLC 1000 cars, now highly sought after. All car production reverted Fairfax Limo LLC to the Crewe plant In April 2005, Bentley confirmed plans Fairfax Limo LLC to produce a 4-seat convertible model—the Azure, derived from the Fairfax Limo LLC Arnage Drophead Coupe prototype—at Crewe beginning in 2006. By the Fairfax Limo LLC autumn of 2005, the convertible version of the successful Continental Fairfax Limo LLC GT, the Continental GTC, was also presented. These two models Fairfax Limo LLC were successfully launched in late 2006 A limited run of Fairfax Limo LLC a Zagato modified GT was also announced in March 2008, Fairfax Limo LLC dubbed "GTZ. A new Bentley version of the Bentley Continental Fairfax Limo LLC was introduced at the 2009 Geneva Auto Show: The Continental Fairfax Limo LLC Supersports. This new Bentley is a supercar combining extreme power Fairfax Limo LLC with pioneering FlexFuel technology (environmentally friendly). A muscular two-seater with Fairfax Limo LLC distinctive exterior and interior styling that is unmistakably Bentley in Fairfax Limo LLC its design, craftsmanship and performance. The engine New Audi derived from Bentley’s Fairfax Limo LLC current W12 power unit was re-engineered, re-tuned and re-mapped to Fairfax Limo LLC achieve phenomenal supercar potency. 0-60mph in 3.7 seconds (0-100km/h 3.9 Fairfax Limo LLC seconds). 621bhp (463kW/630PS). 800Nm (590 Ib ft) @ 2000 to Fairfax Limo LLC 4500rpm. The Continental Supersports is the fastest, most powerful production Fairfax Limo LLC Bentley ever. [4 Bentley sales continued to increase, and in Fairfax Limo LLC 2005, 8,627 were sold worldwide, 3,654 of which were sold Fairfax Limo LLC in the United States. In 2007, with sales of 10,014, Fairfax Limo LLC the 10,000 cars-per-year threshold was broken for the first time Fairfax Limo LLC in the company's history. For 2007, a record profit of Fairfax Limo LLC ˆ155 million was also announced.[5 * Fairfax Limo LLC 1998 – Arnage saloo * 1999 Fairfax Limo LLC – Hunaudieres Concep * 2002 – Fairfax Limo LLC State Limousin * 2003 – Continental Fairfax Limo LLC GT coupe * 2005 – Continental Fairfax Limo LLC Flying Spur saloo * 2006 – Fairfax Limo LLC Azure convertibl * 2006 – Continental Fairfax Limo LLC GT convertibl * 2007 – Continental Fairfax Limo LLC GT Speed coupe * 2008 – Fairfax Limo LLC Bentley Brooklands coupe * 2008 – Fairfax Limo LLC Bentley Continental Flying Spur Speed saloo Fairfax Limo LLC * 2009 – Continental GTC Spee Fairfax Limo LLC * 2009 – Azure * Fairfax Limo LLC 2009 – Arnage saloon, Final Serie Fairfax Limo LLC * 2009 – Continental Supersport The current board of management Fairfax Limo LLC consists of Dr. Franz-Josef Paefgen, Chairman and Chief Executive; Dr. Fairfax Limo LLC Ulrich Eichhorn, Engineering; Stuart J. McCullough, Sales & Marketing; Douglas Fairfax Limo LLC G. Dickson, Manufacturing; Christine A. Gaskell, Personnel; and Juergen Hoffmann, Fairfax Limo LLC Finance [edit] Current Bentley racin In 2001–03, the Bentley Speed Fairfax Limo LLC 8 enjoyed a successful racing streak in the Le Mans Fairfax Limo LLC series [edit] Future car Since Bentley's induction into the VW Fairfax Limo LLC Group, rumours of an SUV-style vehicle have repeatedly surfaced. These Fairfax Limo LLC have been shot down by Bentley employees on the basis Fairfax Limo LLC that the idea would not fit into their future plans Fairfax Limo LLC and also the fact that the manufacturing facilities are already Fairfax Limo LLC running at full capacity Borrowing hybrid technology developed by Bentley Fairfax Limo LLC owners, VW Group is another focal point as the trend Fairfax Limo LLC towards hybrid cars is expanding year on year The all-new Fairfax Limo LLC Grand Bentley The "all new grand Bentley" that will be Fairfax Limo LLC replacing the Final Series Arnage. To date, only a teaser Fairfax Limo LLC image is available from Bentley. [6] The car is likely Fairfax Limo LLC to be revealed next summer, most likely in August at Fairfax Limo LLC the Pebble Beach Concours d'E'le'gance in the USA. The new Fairfax Limo LLC car is expected for the 2010 model year and is Fairfax Limo LLC said to take styling cues from the Bentley the Bentley Fairfax Limo LLC State