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Welcome to the Bentley Drivers Club website
Bentley Motors are holding a Charity Art Auction, please help support them here The WO Memorial Foundation 2010 Calendar is now available - Click here The Club Members Christmas Card for 2009 is availabe now - Click here Bentley Silverstone 60 Years was held on the 8th & 9th August - Report here The Clubs Summer Rally and Concours d’Elegance was on Saturday the 27th June 2009, at Broughton Castle, Near Banbury, Oxfordshire - Review and pictures Dear Visitor Contact Us On this website we have tried to present as comprehensive a background to both the Bentley marque and the Club as possible, and we hope you find what you are looking for. The object of the site is to serve the requirements of existing Members, and to foster and encourage an interest in one of the most historic and iconic marques ever created amongst a wider audience. The Club welcomes new Members, whether they already own a Bentley, whether they anticipate owning a Bentley in the future, or whether they are just enthusiastic fans of these fabulous motor cars. The Club is also truly international, and we welcome Members equally, wherever they may live. The Bentley Motor Car When WO Bentley first conceived of a fast, sporting tourer of his own, little could he have imagined the impact his creation would have on those motorists lucky enough to have experienced the pleasures of driving one, and those of an even greater number who would dearly love the chance. The History of Bentley is one that has inspired thousands, and the achievements of these great cars have set standards that few others have reached. That almost 50% of the original examples built at the first factory in Cricklewood survive and are enjoyed regularly by their owners is a testimony to their worth. It is almost impossible for us born long after their introduction to understand the impact of a handsome, reliable motor car that could cruise at speeds of 60mph or more, and that later models possessed a top speed of over 100mph, only a few years after the First World War had come to an end. The development of the average family saloon took about 50 years to catch up in performance terms, and motoring enthusiasts to this day get excited about such features as overhead camshafts, four valves per cylinder, and twin spark ignition - all contained in the design of the very first Bentley engine - the 3 litre! Few contemporaries could match their combination of performance and reliability, hence their overwhelming success in the toughest endurance competition of that era, the Le Mans 24 Hour Race. |
