Bentley’s Centenary Celebrations at Goodwood
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Bentley Motors intends to continue its year-long centenary celebrations at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, through a program of displays and dynamic cars that brings 100 years of extraordinary history to life.“The centrepiece of Bentley’s presence will bBentley’s Centenary Celebrations at Goodwood
Bentley Motors intends to continue its year-long centenary celebrations at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, through a program of displays and dynamic cars that brings 100 years of extraordinary history to life.“The centrepiece of Bentley’s presence will be the Centenary Concours, a 30-strong display of the most iconic models from the marque’s past and present which include one of the rarest and most valuable Bentleys in the world - the 4¼-litre 'Embiricos' Special – alongside Bentley’s recently unveiled and all-new Flying Spur. Other rare highlights include a Gurney Nutting Speed Six, a 1948 Pininfarina Mark VI, a Continental GT Zagato and W.O. Bentley’s own 8-Litre from 1930,” says Bentley.Meanwhile, the Cartier Style et Luxe Lawn will house at least six R-Type Continentals as the centrepiece of this year’s Concours d'Elegance. Only 208 R-Type Continentals were designed, and are now remembered as one of the most desirable models from Bentley’s past. The three lines that define the R-Type Continental – the power line, rear haunch, and sloping fastback roof – remain the inspiration behind the styling of today’s Continental GT.The Goodwood Hillclimb will display more Bentleys with four cars that precisely define its motorsport history and will underpin the Bentley Racing Class. Travelling from Crewe will be:· EXP2 – the second experimental prototype built by W.O. Bentley and the oldest surviving Bentley in the world. EXP2 will make its Goodwood dynamic debut this year.· The 1929 Birkin Blower, one of four Team race cars built for Tim Birkin’s racing career and raced at Le Mans in 1930. It will be driven up the Hillclimb by Katarina Kyvalova.· 2003 Speed 8 #7 – the very car that won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2003. The culmination of a three-year campaign, the Speed 8 scored a historic 1-2 finish to claim Bentley’s sixth Le Mans title and it’s first since 1930. Returning for driving duty will be Bentley Boy Guy Smith, who took the chequered flag.· The 2018 Continental GT3 – the second generation of GT3 racer, now built from the current Continental GT road car. Racing around the world, the Continental GT3 visits the Festival fresh from winning the 1000km Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Race at Paul Ricard in the hands of Steven Kane, who will also take the wheel at Goodwood.Click on the slideshow for a sneak peek at Bentley cars. https://www.blouinartinfo.com/ Founder: Louise Blouin Read more