Perhaps the most famous and captivating of all early Bentleys is the 4.5-Litre Blower. It was the brainchild of 'Bentley Boy' Henry Birkin, who convinced a very reluctant W.O. Bentley to give the project the green light. It was a clear sign that he was quickly losing control of his company. Although hugely powerful and very fast the supercharged Bentleys were also cripplingly unreliable and were no match for the naturally aspirated Speed Sixes in endurance races. A further issue for Bentley was that through Birkin's racing efforts, the company had also committed to building 50 production cars to meet the homologation needs. Regardless of its limited success on the racing track, the Blower Bentley is still among the most coveted cars of its era. Many of the remarkably large number of survivors are regularly exercised by their owners, who are often members of the aptly named 'Bentley Drivers Club.' Today, we have taken a detailed look at the three team cars that have survived in their original guise (the fourth evolved into the Birkin Monoposto) and also the very last of the fifty production cars. All of which are also pictured in this 75-shot gallery.
At this weekend's Sebring 12 Hours, history was made as the ESM Racing Ligier JS P2 Honda became only the fourth car in history to score victories in the Daytona 24 Hours and the Sebring 12 Hours. Among the others are the mighty Porsche 935 JLP-3 (1982) and a Ferrari 333 SP (1998).
Looking through the many great shots we got over the last season, we came across a couple of this beautifully restored Lola T70 Mk2 Spyder, which was raced with great verve by Oliver Bryant at the Revival Meeting. In period, it was flipped in only its second race but quite remarkably the damage was so minor that it was ready again to line up for the next Can-Am event only a week later.

Enjoy the links:

1929 - 1931 Bentley 4-Litre 'Blower' Le Mans Tourer - Images, Specifications and Information

2014 Ligier JS P2 Honda - Images, Specifications and Information

1965 - 1966 Lola T70 Mk2 Spyder Chevrolet Chassis SL71/38 - Ultimatecarpage.com