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25 February 2008
The Supercharged 4½-litre Bentley
The recipe is as follows: Take a sturdy chassis, install an engine rated at 25 h.p., add a supercharger, fit an open body, wings and windscreen, and make the complete vehicle have a speed range of from 9 m.p.h. to 103 m.p.h. on top gear. Do all these things and you will have arrived about half-way towards the achievement which the 4½ litre Bentley represents. Only half-way, because you have yet to make your car its equal as regards other important attributes, such as road-holding, gear-changing, steering and braking...
The recipe is as follows: Take a sturdy chassis, install an engine rated at 25 h.p., add a supercharger, fit an open body, wings and windscreen, and make the complete vehicle have a speed range of from 9 m.p.h. to 103 m.p.h. on top gear. Do all these things and you will have arrived about half-way towards the achievement which the 4½ litre Bentley represents. Only half-way, because you have yet to make your car its equal as regards other important attributes, such as road-holding, gear-changing, steering and braking... Continued...
