{"id":493190,"date":"2013-07-01T12:00:55","date_gmt":"2013-07-01T12:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=16838"},"modified":"2024-12-02T19:36:50","modified_gmt":"2024-12-02T19:36:50","slug":"the-bentley-boys-victory-at-le-mans-1929","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/the-bentley-boys-victory-at-le-mans-1929\/","title":{"rendered":"Automotive Art &#8211; The Bentley Boys &#8211; Victory at Le Mans 1929"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='memberful-global-teaser-content'>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">The Bentley Boys Artwork<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Matthew Keeler offers a unique, multi-colored take on the victorious works Bentley team in France.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It is true that without the cars there would have been no \u201cBentley Boys,\u201d but it is equally true that the \u201cBentley Boys\u201d lent excitement, drama and prestige to the Cricklewood Bentley. Hard-driving on the track, they played hard in their leisure time as well. They were amateurs of the old school, gifted sportsmen who\u00a0competed not for monetary reward, but out of bravado and the thrill of the chase. Bentley won Le Mans every year from 1927 to 1930.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n        .memberful-global-teaser-content p:last-child{\n            -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent);\n            mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent);\n        }\n    <\/style>\n<div class='memberful-global-marketing-content'>\n<div class=\"a07online-global-marketing-content-wrapper\">\n<h2 class=\"a07online-global-marketing-title\">No Subscription? 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