1930 Bentley Speed Six 'Blue Train Special' Images, Specifications and Information

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Two Bentley Speed Sixes became known as the Blue Train Bentleys after their owner Woolf Barnato raced the Blue Train in 1930. Background By 1924 Bentley had been in business for five years. He decided to build a larger chassis than the 3 Litre, with a smoother, more powerful, engine.

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$522,500 USD Legends cling to many famous cars, but perhaps the most fabled of them all is the story of the "Blue Train" Bentley. Once upon a time, March 12, 1930, to be exact, a wager was made amongst a group of early motoring enthusiasts at a dinner party at the Carlton Hotel in Cannes, France. A. Related Sold Results:

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The original "Blue Train" was a 6½-Litre Speed Six, delivered to Woolf Barnato, well-known playboy millionaire, heir to a South African diamond and gold mine, and an international sportsman. As one of the original "Bentley Boys," he became chairman of Bentley Motors and winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans in both 1928 and 1929.

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Created in partnership with Bentley's Mulliner coach-building division, the Blue Train celebrates the sleek 1930 Bentley Speed Six coupe that famously outran the so-called "Blue Train".

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Woolf Barnato, Bentley's chairman and, in W.O.'s eyes, the factory's best race driver, certainly was aware of the glamour surrounding the Blue Train when, in March 1930, he impulsively offered his friend a wager on whether he could beat the train.

Bentley ‘Blue Train’, 1950 Classicargarage NL

With a 0-60mph acceleration of 5.5 seconds and a top speed of 168mph the Blue Train Series Arnage has the performance to satisfy the most demanding of drivers. A mountainous 645lb ft of torque (875Nm) available at 3250rpm means that the Bentley's performance is instantly accessible.

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The 'Blue Train' Bentley Is a Beautiful Myth The image of a rakish Bentley coupe charging hard against a puffing steam locomotive is too perfect to be real—because it never happened. Not.

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The Blue Train Bentley: A Mystery Solved. April 24, 2020. By Clare Hay. On Thursday the 13 th of March in 1930, at 6 p.m., Woolf Barnato, Chairman of Bentley Motors, and his secretary, Dale Bourne, left the Carlton Bar in Cannes, and got into Barnato's Speed Six Bentley to see if they could get to London before the famous Blue Train. Driving through the night, they reached Boulogne at 10:30.

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Bentley Special Blue Train About this car Few cars embody the glamour, speed and power of the pre-war Bentley era better than the 'Blue Train' Bentley Speed Six. In this car Bentley Boy Woolf Barnato raced and beat the famous Train Blue northwards from the Côte d'Azur to Calais.

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1930 Bentley Speed Six 'Blue Train Special' Images, Specifications and Information

Few cars embody the glamour, speed and power of the pre-war Bentley era better than the 'Blue Train' Bentley Speed Six. In this car Bentley Boy Woolf Barnato.

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The 'Blue Train' Bentley Speed Six Few cars embody the glamour, speed and power of the pre-war Bentley era better than the 'Blue Train' Bentley Speed Six. In this car Bentley Boy Woolf Barnato raced and beat the famous Train Blue northwards from the Côte d'Azur to Calais.

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