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20 December 2006
The Blue Train and the Bentley: The Tale of a legendary challenge
Captain Woolf Barnato, a millionaire sportsman, had a number of swashbuckling Bentleys specially built for him in the 1930s, including a 6 1/2 litre, 3-seater coupe with coachwork by Gurney Nutting. Barnato once put his Speed Six to test, challenging that his car would go faster than the Blue Train express.
Captain Woolf Barnato, a millionaire sportsman, had a number of swashbuckling Bentleys specially built for him in the 1930s, including a 6 1/2 litre, 3-seater coupe with coachwork by Gurney Nutting. Barnato once put his Speed Six to test, challenging that his car would go faster than the Blue Train express. Continued...
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