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