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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.

The Blue Train and the Bentley: The Tale of a legendary challenge
Published in "Quest" magazine, Spring 1995

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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First published in "Quest" magazine, Spring 1995
Posted here on Dec 20, 2006