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THE HISTORY OF THE BENTLEY The Bentley line of vehicles begins with its founder, Walter Owen (W.O.) Bentley, who set a goal “to build a fast car, a good car, the best in its class.” The youngest of nine children, the enterprising entrepreneur founded Bentley Motors on July 10, 1919, at the age of 32. Gas-powered cars had only

existed for three years when W.O. Bentley came into the world on September 16, 1888. Privately schooled, he focused on engineering while racing motorcycles, then cars. His background as a racer led to his interest in engines, but he took his initial engineering job in aeronautics. The first vehicle made by Bentley Motors pulled out of its New Street Mews manufacturing

W.O. Bentley.

The History of the Bentley

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