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18 August 2008
Bentley 8-litre
The 8-litre was built to be the last word in comfortable saloons of sporting performance and those cars that now have sports bodies have acquired them at a later date; the cars were built in batches of 25 and sent off to the various coachbuilders in chassis form. Since the majority of the coachworks of the era were in the north-west corner of London, Bentley's Cricklewood works was well placed… Of the 100-odd 8-litres built, some 23 were given H. J. Mulliner bodies; the next most popular choice was Thrupp and Maberley.
The 8-litre was built to be the last word in comfortable saloons of sporting performance and those cars that now have sports bodies have acquired them at a later date; the cars were built in batches of 25 and sent off to the various coachbuilders in chassis form. Since the majority of the coachworks of the era were in the north-west corner of London, Bentley's Cricklewood works was well placed… Of the 100-odd 8-litres built, some 23 were given H. J. Mulliner bodies; the next most popular choice was Thrupp and Maberley. Continued...
