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30 July 2013

The Eight-Litre: Bentley's Last is Bentley's Best

The 8-litre Bentley is the car considered by many to be Walter Owen Bentley's masterpiece, as well as one of the finest examples of the thoroughbred motorcar. It followed a succession of Bentley automobiles whose impact on the motoring world is held in high esteem to this day and is all the more amazing considering the twelve short years of the company's existence.

The Eight-Litre: Bentley's Last is Bentley's Best
By Harvey Johnson
The Classic Car, Fall 2011 issue of the Classic Car Club of America

The 8-litre Bentley is the car considered by many to be Walter Owen Bentley's masterpiece, as well as one of the finest examples of the thoroughbred motorcar. It followed a succession of Bentley automobiles whose impact on the motoring world is held in high esteem to this day and is all the more amazing considering the twelve short years of the company's existence.    Continued...

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First published in the 'The Classic Car', Fall 2011 issue of the Classic Car Club of America
Posted here on Jul 30, 2013