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14/01/2023 9:29 pm
and my favorite one: the 1930 Bentley Speed 6 Gurney-Nutting Coupe AKA: the "Blue Train" owned by playboy millionaire, Bentley race driver and chairman of the company (which he saved from bankruptcy in 1926 with a large infusion of capital), Woolf Barnato. While in the South of France he heard that both Rover and Alvis had raced and beaten the French Blue Train to Calais and thought it no big deal. He hopped in his Bentley, beat the train to Calais by so much, he and his buddy went on to London, parked in front of the Conservatory and beat the train by 4 minutes. It's a wonderful story that contains one big mystery: there's a good chance it wasn't the Gurney-Nutting car he raced in but his Mulliner 4 door saloon Speed 6 instead. The coupe became a legend based on a famous painting made to commemorate the race, but the man who now owns both cars after intensive research is actually leaning towards the saloon.
I love some of the oddball features of this car that Barnato had built. Behind the front seats is a single fold down side saddle seat to make room for a full liquor cabinet. The guy knew how to live.
15/01/2023 2:21 am
This is a great model by Minichamps! Another model that slipped through my grasp.
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15/01/2023 10:00 am
Outstanding. My favourite Bentley also. Thanks Rich.
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15/01/2023 11:49 am
There's an elegant "brute-ness," a Bentley trademark, to this model. The "Pony-car look" (long-no pun intended-before it was coined) inherently commands attention. As always, Rich, your pics and oh-so-slight weathering detail are first class.
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