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10 March 2008

Blown 4½-litre Bentley Fitted with 3-litre Engine

Having for many years been a Bentley enthusiast, I follow with great interest the controversies arising from time to time in The Autocar regarding these noble cars. I think I recently observed some sacrilegious suggestions that the bodywork of the old-time Bentleys should be modernised for the post-war period... As a hitherto silent observer 1 must now protest — the bodywork is surely as indispensable as the renowned exhaust note, and is part and parcel of what makes a Bentley a Bentley.

Blown 4½-litre Bentley Fitted with 3-litre Engine
Letter from "The Autocar" reader Flt. Lt. B.M. Russ Turner
Published in "The Autocar", November 20, 1942

Having for many years been a Bentley enthusiast, I follow with great interest the controversies arising from time to time in The Autocar regarding these noble cars. I think I recently observed some sacrilegious suggestions that the bodywork of the old-time Bentleys should be modernised for the post-war period... As a hitherto silent observer 1 must now protest — the bodywork is surely as indispensable as the renowned exhaust note, and is part and parcel of what makes a Bentley a Bentley.    Continued...

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First published in the November 20, 1942 issue of "The Autocar"
Posted here on Mar 10, 2008