{"id":818777,"date":"2009-02-22T05:43:59","date_gmt":"2009-02-22T05:43:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/?p=818777"},"modified":"2024-02-22T21:03:36","modified_gmt":"2024-02-22T21:03:36","slug":"1930-bentley-8-litre-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/1930-bentley-8-litre-2\/","title":{"rendered":"1930 Bentley 8 Litre"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Bentley 8 Litre<\/h2>\n<p>The 8 Litre is considered W.O. Bentley\u2019s masterpiece; yet it also marked the end of a chapter for the first Bentley Motors. GK 706 was W.O\u2019s personal \u2018company car\u2019, in which he enjoyed many fast, non-stop runs down to the South of France with his wife. He was reunited with it on his 80th birthday at a Bentley Drivers\u2019 Club reunion.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The 8 Litre<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Bentley\u2019s clientele included those looking for the ultimate in luxury and effortless power. The 8 Litre, launched in 1930, was W.O. Bentley\u2019s flagship. Its 7,938cc capacity was achieved by extending the stroke of the 6\u00bd Litre\u2019s straight six engine and the crankcase was made of Elektron, a magnesium alloy, to save weight. Instead of the traditional race-bred mesh stoneguard, the 8 Litre\u2019s radiator was tall, with vertical chromed vanes. Long wheelbases accommodated the formal coachwork clients wanted.<\/p>\n<p>At the time of the 8 Litre\u2019s launch, W.O. remarked, \u201cI have always wanted to produce a dead silent 100mph car, and now I think that we have done it.\u201d The company guaranteed that the 8 Litre would be capable of 100mph regardless of the chosen coachwork. When Autocar tested WO\u2019s own HJ Mulliner saloon GK 706 it pronounced, \u201cMotoring in its Very Highest Form\u2026 on performance alone it stands right in the forefront as an equal, at least, of any other car in existence.\u201d Despite its performance, refinement and advanced technology, the 8 Litre\u2019s launch coincided with the worldwide depression caused by the Wall Street Crash of 1929; unfortunate timing for a luxury flagship. At the time Bentley Motors was also in financial difficulty, leading to a change of ownership. Only 100 examples of the 8 Litre were built between 1930 and 1932.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>GK 706<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>W.O. Bentley\u2019s personal 8 Litre was mounted on a 12\u2019 wheelbase chassis with a Weymann fabric body, which gave him \u2018my most memorable driving of all time\u2019. After the liquidation of the original Bentley Motors, dealer Jack Barclay sold the car to L.W. Weldon in 1932, who kept it for a year before selling it to Eric Mackintosh in 1933. It changed hands four more times before being acquired by Bentley Motors in 2006 and sympathetically restored, preserving much of the original patina. It has since become a symbolic \u2018company car\u2019 for Bentley CEOs.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Specs &amp; Details<\/h3>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Date Produced<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>1930<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Number Built<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>100<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Body<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Weymann style saloon by H.J. Mulliner; 4-door, 5-seat; weight 48 cwt (2,438.4 kg)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Engine<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>4-valves, double springs; 8-bearing crankshaft, cast iron block and head integral, stainless steel jacket plates; Elektron crankcase and sump<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Power<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>200 bhp (149.1 kW) or 225 bhp (167.8 kW) @ 3,500 rpm, depending on compression ratio<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Transmission<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Single dry plate clutch; 4\u2013speed gearbox; final drive hypoid bevel 3.533, 3.3, or 4.07:1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Chassis<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Pressed steel frame; semi-elliptic leaf springs; Bentley and Draper dampers, friction front, hydraulic lever arm rear; worm and sector steering<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Dimensions<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Wheelbase 144 in (365 cm), track 56 in (142 cm); length 201 in (511 cm); width 68 in (174 cm); height 71 in (182 cm)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Performance<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Maximum speed 101 mph (162 km\/h)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Image Gallery<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/7-8-Litre-Exterior-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-818842\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/7-8-Litre-Exterior-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"958\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/7-8-Litre-Exterior-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/7-8-Litre-Exterior-300x112.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/7-8-Litre-Exterior-1024x383.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/7-8-Litre-Exterior-100x37.jpg 100w, 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