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21 February 2008
Is this the fastest Sports Car?
The query as to which is the fastest sports car in the world, using as a definition a model which can be run in. say, the T.T. or the Le Mans races, and yet prove tractable in daily use, opens up an interesting topic for debate. There are many Continental cars which could lay claim to the honour, and at least one of them, shown at Earls Court, was reputed to have a maximum speed of 140 m.p.h… We have, of course, no British car in production which will approach this speed but, on the basis of a measured performance both at Brooklands and in numerous speed trials, we have one vehicle which seems capable of worthily upholding our honour. It is something of a solemn thought to realise that it is an eight-year-old design. We refer, of course, to Mr. Forrest Lycett's famous 8-litre sports Bentley.
The query as to which is the fastest sports car in the world, using as a definition a model which can be run in. say, the T.T. or the Le Mans races, and yet prove tractable in daily use, opens up an interesting topic for debate. There are many Continental cars which could lay claim to the honour, and at least one of them, shown at Earls Court, was reputed to have a maximum speed of 140 m.p.h… We have, of course, no British car in production which will approach this speed but, on the basis of a measured performance both at Brooklands and in numerous speed trials, we have one vehicle which seems capable of worthily upholding our honour. It is something of a solemn thought to realise that it is an eight-year-old design. We refer, of course, to Mr. Forrest Lycett's famous 8-litre sports Bentley. Continued...
