Bentley Blower Le Mans Wallpaper

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Bentley blower le mans wallpaper. For the race Bentley fielded three team Speed Sixes as well as Birkins independent team of supercharged 4 ½ Litre Bentleys. Eleven races PLUS Bentley track parade and Bentley Motors Heritage display. 2 registration UU 5872 racing at Le Mans and playing a pivotal role in the factory Bentley Speed Six victory in 1930.

In the 1930 Le Mans the specific car that Ive built was entered- The Bentley Blower a project lead by one of Bentleys victorious drivers Tim Birkin that involved supercharging the 45-litre engine to increase power. Their passion for racing won Bentley five Le Mans titles over seven years. The most valuable Bentley in the world.

That spirit was crucial to the development of the original Blower. This is his 1929 Birkin Blower Bentley a 45 litre supercharge. Only four original Team Blowers were built for racing by Birkin in the late 1920s.

Fortunately the Olympia Show cars unit was located in the USA and purchased. And in 2010 joined 17 other Blowers in Switzerland to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the models debut at Le Mans. The 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race is a 24 hour race around the Circuit de la SartheThe inaugural race was held May 2627 1923.

Bentley 4 ½ Litre Supercharged Le Mans Blower by Vanden Plas 1931 wallpapers - Free pictures of Bentley 4 ½ Litre Supercharged Le Mans Blower by Vanden Plas 1931 for your desktop. As with many legends its hard to separate fact from fiction. This is the actual - and totally original - supercharged 4½-litre that Sir Henry Tim Birkin raced in the Le.

The Blower at Le Mans The duel between Mercedes-Benz driver Rudolf Caracciola and Sir Tim Birkin at the 1930 Le Mans 24 Hour race has passed into legend. During the 45-litres production 1927-1931 720 normal models were made compared to 55 supercharged Blower models. It was purchased as stock for London Bentley Dealer Jack Barclay who ordered it.