Alan Jeffery

Apparently with the two stage blower fitted they make 1500 lbs ft torque at 1400 rpm!

lee1184

I thought it might be something like that, plus its up on the rollers so you see through the grill more..

But still awesome!!

jd5217

and the "Martyn mapped it" sticker will go where? lol

TonyBurns

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How many gallons to the mile does it do?

Tony

Alan Jeffery

In aviation, they use "gallons per hour"

dunx

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Almost a shame to fit one of your 500+ bhp "stivkers" on it

dunx

Aztec Performance Ltd

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What a work of art Alan

wrx287

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Dont see one of those everyday Bet it's lively too with that torque and those tyres

andythejock01wrx

Looks wonderful! Love the use of the Spitfire engine!

What brakes and supsension does it have? Do they cope with the power (ie is it a bit of ahandful on the bands or does it handle pretty well for its size?).

Andy

MalcB

Awesome !! Wish I'd bought the car down THIS week!!

Small world though. The machine shop next to where I'm sitting does some
machining for the same chap I think. Recently he was making new splined hub assemblies with "knock off" nuts for him. Bit of a work of art.

Alan Jeffery

It uses cart springs and friction shocks! The brakes are very clever indeed, having discs all round fitted inside what looks like the original style drums. You have to approach it very closely to see the fact of it.
I don't think "handling" is the word I'd use advisedly, it's more an act of faith.

V555MAC

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Could you imagine the bragging rights in the pub!!! lol

Alan Jeffery

Unlike a Scooby, I'd say it wouldn't be on to drink its capacity in beer!
Not that I can manage a 2 litre either..

Allan

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Very special, do you know the intended use?

I've seen something similar based on an original Bently which was built for last years Peking-Paris, was expected to get trashed on the event.

Abx

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Amazing!

dazh66

My motor stands me getting on for £10k now after mods, I'm gonna show this thread to my missus so she can see how much I could have spent

dave_garrett

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That really is awesome

M444GY

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jeepers that is a lovely piece of kit .

a friend of mine has just finished re building this


he has done 2 now for the same german client and they sould for an undisclosed amount( lets just say he doesnt have to work again )

Olly.Wrx

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Looks stunning

Terminator X

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600hp in that old jalopy ... frightening

TX.

Alan Jeffery

The owner has at least one other Bentley, a genuine blower car. He decided he wanted "one last car" ! Good on him I say.

Allan

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Nice.

This was the Peking-Paris Bentley, converted to two door, lots of engine mods, never did find out how it got on.

Alan Jeffery

On the rally theme, one of my customers does classic rallying in a variety of cars including a 1936 Bentley, a 1936 Buick straight 8, and a 1962 Mercedes cabrio. We set them up before he goes, and they need a complete rebuild when he gets back. He did the Inca trail in the Buick, across Africa and a great many others in the Bentley, and a trip from London to Sydney in the Merc via France, Italy, Turkey, Iran, Pakistan, Tibet and China and everywhere in between. He was worried about the electronic ignition system I fitted in place of the points in case he had a breakdown, so I gave him a spare set. As it happened it was the only thing that didn't go wrong with the car, including crashing it twice!