Title:
Bentley Speed Six
Description:
Ganador Le Mans 1929, W. Barnato - H. Birkin. The Bentley 6½ Litre and the high-performance Bentley Speed Six were rolling chassis[3] in production from 1926 to 1930. The Speed Six, introduced in 1928, would become the most successful racing Bentley. Two Bentley Speed Sixes became known as the Blue Train Bentleys after their owner Woolf Barnato’s involvement in the Blue Train Races of 1930. The Bentley Speed Six chassis was introduced in 1928[5] as a more sporting version of the Bentley 6½ Litre.[12] With a single-port block, two SU carburettors,[5][8][11] a high-performance camshaft,[14] and a compression ratio of 5.3:1, the Speed Six’s engine produced 180 hp (130 kW) at 3500 rpm. The Speed Six chassis was available to customers with wheelbases of 138 inches (3,505 mm), 140.5 inches (3,569 mm), and 152.5 inches (3,874 mm), with the 138 inch wheelbase being most popular. The racing version of the Speed Six had a wheelbase of 11 feet (132 in; 3,353 mm) and an engine with a compression ratio of 6.1:1 that produced 200 hp (150 kW) at 3500 rpm.Successful in racing, these cars won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1929 and 1930[18][19] with Bentley Boys drivers ”Tim” Birkin, Glen Kidston, and Woolf Barnato, the chairman of Bentley Motors.
Year:
1929
Model:
SPEED SIX
Color:
Green
Series:
6500 cc
Type of Vehicle:
Luxury Sports
Toy Number:
5
Collector Number:
12
Series Number:
5
Scale:
1:43
Date Added:
2018-06-08 16:47:01
Date Added:
2018-06-08 16:47:01
