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The story of how this car, B2DG, came to exist as it does today is most interesting.<\/p>\n<h2><b>The Woolf Barnato Connection<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>At center of this story is none other than Woolf Barnato, one of the original \u201cBentley Boys\u201d and a key figure in the storied history of Bentley. Known to his friends as &#8220;Babe,&#8221; Barnato was a sportsman, a racer and promoter. He was also extremely wealthy. 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