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Bentley Blower No.1
Racing car developed from the Bentley 4 1/2 Litre by Sir Henry "Tim" Birkin / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Bentley Blower No.1 is a racing car developed from the Bentley 4½ Litre by Sir Henry "Tim" Birkin to win the Le Mans twenty-four-hour race. The car was developed into its current form for racing at Brooklands.
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Constructor | Sir Henry "Tim" Birkin | ||||
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Designer(s) | Sir Henry "Tim" Birkin, Clive Gallop, Amherst Villiers | ||||
Technical specifications | |||||
Chassis | Steel-lattice ladder | ||||
Suspension (front) | Semi-elliptic leaf springs, 17-inch (430 mm) drum brakes | ||||
Suspension (rear) | Semi-elliptic leaf springs, 17-inch (430 mm) drum brakes | ||||
Length | 4,380 mm (172 in) | ||||
Wheelbase | 3,302 mm (130.0 in) | ||||
Engine | 4,398 cc (268.4 cu in) 100 mm (3.9 in) bore/140 mm (5.5 in) stroke front mounted inline 4 | ||||
Transmission | 4 speed unsynchronized manual | ||||
Weight | 1,625 kg (3,583 lb) | ||||
Competition history | |||||
Notable drivers | Sir Henry "Tim" Birkin | ||||
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In June 2012, the car was sold by Bonhams for £5,042,000 at the Goodwood Festival of Speed.[1]