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Birkin's Single-seater Bentley |
By Short Stroke |
Published
in "The Motor", March 4, 1942 |
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Prominent amongst the few cars, which
have really captured the affections of the Brooklands
crowd, stands Sir Henry Birkin's great blue single-seater
Bentley. Encouraged, no doubt, by the deeds of the supercharged
4 1/2-litre Bentley cars at Le Mans and in Ireland,
and inspired by his own traditional role of pacemaker
to the opposition, Birkin's obvious choice in his search
for a worthy Brooklands mount, able to beat Kaye Don's
lap-record of 134.23 m.p.h., was the Blower Bentley.
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First
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Posted here on Mar
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Sep 30, 2020 - Info and photograph received from Simon Hunt for Chassis No. RL3439 |
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Sep 30, 2020 - Info and photographs received from Dick Clay for Chassis No. 147 |
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Sep 29, 2020 - Info and photographs received from Ernst Jan Krudop for his Chassis No. AX1651 |
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Sep 28, 2020 - Info and photographs received from Lars Hedborg
for his Chassis No. KL3590 |
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Sep 25, 2020 - Info and photograph added for Registration No. XV 3207 |
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Sep 24, 2020 - Info and photograph added for Registration No. YM 7165 |
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