Forged steel axle semi-elliptic springs friction dampers. Moss inculding Bentley Eight Litre pictures and information.
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The front and rear axles are standard three-litre components and a 31 differential ratio from a Speed Six gives a theoretical 150mph maximum but is equally capable of relaxed high-speed cruising.
Bentley 8 litre. And its maximum power was between 200-230bhp a huge output for the era. The vehicle from the Bentley collection is the second 8 Litre ever built and served WO. The 1931 Bentley 8 Litre was an extraordinary automobile that sent the carmaker into bankruptcy.
Bentleys run of just a hundred 8 Litre chassis represents the pinnacle of what Bentley Motors was all about before its takeover by. The 8-Liter Bentley was introduced at the 1930 London Motor Show. Bustard of Antrim Northern Ireland on 1 April 1931.
Powered by a 487-cubic-inch straight-six engine W. The first ever Bentley 8 litre produced was bought by Gentleman Jack Buchanan then a very famous music hall star in October 1930. Live axle semi-elliptic springs hydraulic dampers.
Steel side-members with tubular cross-members. The Bentley 8 litre. At a cost which would be equivalent to a modern 300000 and produced just the year before the Great Depression the Bentley 8 litre.
6 Cilinder 8 litre engine with more than 240 HP and 740 NM of torque. Announced 15 September 1930 it was also the last completely new model by Bentley before the companys financial collapse and forced sale to Rolls-Royce Limited. At close to 6 meters in length the Bentley 8.
Started by Walter Owen and Henry Bentley in 1919 Bentley Motors took their first Le Mans 24 Hours victory in 1924. The main purpose of this model was to add competition in the luxury car segment and challenge the Rolls-Royce Phantom. The car presented here an 8-Litre Bentley chassis number YR 5086 was delivered new to Mr.
It was built on the 13-foot wheelbase chassis with engine number YR 5086 and an F-type gearbox numbered 8083. Drums all round Dewandre servo. This automobile has a convertiblecabriolet type body with a front located engine powering the rear wheels.
Mulliner and is based on a ladder frame with a short wheelbase. In 1931 Bentley had to sell his favourite car. YR5084 including all running components as gearbox and other major.
This engine produces a maximum power of 203 PS 200 bhp - 149 kW at 3500 rpm and a maximum torque of Nm - lbft at 3500 rpm. In December 1930 The Autocar recorded a ½ mile terminal speed of 10112mph in a Bentley 8 Litre. Bentley 8 Litre is an illustration of Vintage Bentley restoration by the team at RC.
Although only one hundred of these chassis were produced and sold to the public during their short production life they nevertheless created a mild furore in the motoring world of twenty years ago and the reasons for all this are not hard to comprehend. A short lived model the Bentley 8 Litre was built until 1932. The second car went to WO.
We refer of course to the 8-litre Bentley. Bentley 8 Litre Le Mans 1932. It featured a crankcase made of Elektron a magnesium alloy.
Bentley himself though tragically the financial collapse of the company meant he could not keep his masterpiece and it had to be sold in 1932. 1931 Bentley 8-Litre Tourer YR5086 sold for 422489. In this application it has an output of 200 bhp 203 PS149 kW of power at 3500 rpm.
The 8-litre was built on the foundations of the successful Speed 6 model perhaps Bentleys most defining design which took stunning victories in the 1929 and 1930 Le Mans 24 Hours. The Bentley 8 Litre was the top of the line model for Bentley during the early 1930s. The main reasons for this success were WO Bentleys determination and natural technical ability.
The 8 Litre was fitted with an 80L inline six engine and was sold as a rolling chassis for bodywork to be done by coachbuilders of the owners choice. The Bentley 8 Litre was a luxury car based on the largest rolling chassis made by Bentley Motors Limited at Cricklewood London. The Bentley 8-Litres engine is a naturally aspirated petrol 8 litre single overhead camshaft 6 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder.
Until today it is registered to the original license plate GK706 in the UK. The Bentley 8 Litre had the largest engine of any car available in the UK at that time. Bentley 8-litre chassis YF 5002.
It received a sedan body from HJ. Blair Castle in the Scottish Highlands provides the perfect backdrop for a tour in a very special antique car. A 4-Litre engine in a shortened chassis was announced on 15 May 1931.
A Truly Exclusive Car. VA4093 One of the only 24 produced short chassis. The massive 8-litre Bentley engine is mounted three inches lower in the chassis and the radiator four inches lower.
With a maximum top speed of 110 mph 177 kmh a curb weight of 5600 lbs 2540 kgs the 8 Litre has a naturally-aspirated Inline 6 cylinder engine Petrol motor. It featured an 8-liter engine which was a development of Bentleys race-winning 65-liter unit. Bentley as official company car.
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