Bentley 8 Litre #1
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Bentley 8 Litre #1
now THAT is stately.
Ive never seen that hood ornament on a Bentley before. Beautiful car though.
Pure opulence, and any engine that size deserves recognition.
[quote=silverhawk;886305]Ive never seen that hood ornament on a Bentley before. Beautiful car though.[/quote]
The new Brooklands has it. [url=http://www.seriouswheels.com/2008/2008-Bentley-Brooklands-Front-Angle-Speed-1280x960.htm]2008 Bentley Brooklands - Front Angle Speed - 1280x960 - Wallpaper[/url]
[quote=LeonOfTheDead;886311]The new Brooklands has it. [url=http://www.seriouswheels.com/2008/2008-Bentley-Brooklands-Front-Angle-Speed-1280x960.htm]2008 Bentley Brooklands - Front Angle Speed - 1280x960 - Wallpaper[/url][/quote]
It isn't the same. The Brooklands has the classic flying B, this 8 litre has a different one.
This is a Lalique ornament. Here is more on this car: [url=http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/car/2755/Bentley-8-Litre-Gurney-Nutting-Sportsman-Coupe.html]1931 Bentley 8-Litre Gurney Nutting Sportsman Coupe - Images, Specifications and Information[/url]
I'll update that page at some point in the near future with images from Villa d'Este.
[quote=Ferrer;886314]It isn't the same. The Brooklands has the classic flying B, this 8 litre has a different one.[/quote]
yeah, I read "a hood ornament", not "that ornament". My bad.
1931 Bentley 8 Litre Vanden Plas Tourer
[url]http://concours-pebble-beach.smugmug.com/Cars/2009-Concours-Pebble-Beach/133blurfinalmoreblurfinal/776205273_FEYhq-X3-4.jpg[/url]
More from the 2009 Pebble Beach Concours found here:
[url=http://concours-pebble-beach.smugmug.com/Cars/2009-Concours-Pebble-Beach/11085407_XxiVN#776205273_FEYhq]2009 Concours Pebble Beach- - Brad Middleton's Photos[/url]
The Bentley 8 Litre was a luxury car based on the largest rolling chassis made by Bentley Motors Limited at Cricklewood, London. Announced 15 September 1930, it was also the last completely new model by Bentley before the company's financial collapse and forced sale to Rolls-Royce Limited; a 4-Litre engine in a shortened chassis was announced on 15 May 1931. Intended to provide the basis for a super-luxury car for very wealthy buyers, the 8 Litre chassis was introduced a year into the Great Depression. Sales of the 8-litre were too slow to turn the company's finances around and, less than nine months after the 8-litre's introduction, Bentley Motors was placed into receivership.
[B]Engine[/B]
The straight-six engine used a one-piece iron block and non-detachable cylinder head with a crankcase made from Elektron, a magnesium alloy. It featured an overhead camshaft driven by a Bentley patented "three-throw drive" system of triple connecting rods with, like all earlier Bentleys, four valves per cylinder and twin-spark ignition (coil and magneto), which were state-of-the-art at the time. The engine had a bore of 110 mm (4.3 in) and a stroke of 140 mm (5.5 in), giving a capacity of 7,983 cc (487.2 cu in). Pistons were of an aluminium alloy.
Both engine and gearbox were mounted each at three points on rubber to isolate the chassis and body from vibration.
[B]Transmission[/B]
An entirely new design of four-speed gearbox provided four speeds (constant mesh third) and reverse with a single-plate dry clutch which sent power through a hypoid bevel final drive to the rear axle and its 21" Rudge-Whitworth wire centre-lock wheels.
[B]Chassis[/B]
The chassis was a ladder frame with large tubular steel cross-members downswept from the front and rear axles towards the centre to lower the centre of gravity.
Neither engine nor gearbox contributed to the bracing of the chassis.
Suspension by long semi-elliptic leaf springs was controlled by double acting dampers, friction on the front and hydraulic on the rear axle, and all four wheels were fitted with Dewandre vacuum-servo-assisted 400 mm (15.7 in) drum brakes, the forward brakes being of Bentley-Perrott design.
Steering was by worm and sector and castor action could be adjusted to suit individual taste.
There was centralized chassis lubrication including the gaitered springs but not for the front axle or the clutch withdrawal system.
The 8-Litre chassis was available with either a 144 in (3,700 mm) wheelbase or a longer 156 in (4,000 mm) wheelbase. Three were built with a 138 in (3,500 mm) wheelbase.
The manufacturer claimed a maximum speed of approximately 125 mph (201 km/h). A speed in excess of 105 mph (169 km/h) was guaranteed by the manufacturer.
[SIZE="1"]Source: wikipedia.org[/SIZE]
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