Bentley Speed Six

Bentley 6½ Litre & Speed Six
Speed Six Mulliner drophead coupé 1930
Overview
ManufacturerBentley Motors Limited
Production1926–1930
544 produced[1][2]
AssemblyCricklewood, UK
DesignerWalter Owen Bentley
Body and chassis
Classrolling chassis
Body styleas arranged with coachbuilder by customer[3]
LayoutFR layout
Powertrain
Engine6.5 L I6
Dimensions
Wheelbase132 in (3,353 mm)[4][5]
138 in (3,505 mm)[6]
140.5 in (3,569 mm)[5]
144 in (3,658 mm)
145.5 in (3,696 mm)
150 in (3,810 mm)[4]
151.5 in (3,848 mm)
152.5 in (3,874 mm)[4][5]
Chronology
SuccessorBentley 8 Litre

The Bentley 6½ Litre and the high-performance Bentley Speed Six were rolling chassis[3] produced by Bentley from 1926 to 1930. The Speed Six, introduced in 1928, became the most successful racing Bentley. Two Bentley Speed Sixes became known as the Blue Train Bentleys after their owner Woolf Barnato raced the Blue Train in 1930.

  1. ^ Brooks 2009, p. 27.
  2. ^ Johnson 2011, p. 9.
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference VBO was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ a b c Brooks 2009, p. 28.
  5. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference IlluDirClassic66 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Brooks 2009, p. 31.