Bentley Boys
The Bentley Boys were a group of wealthy British motorists who drove Bentley sports cars to victory in the 1920s and kept the marque's reputation for high performance alive. In 1925, as the marque foundered, Bentley Boy Woolf Barnato bought the company, leading to the creation of the famous supercharged Bentley Blower car.
The Bentley Boys included:
Woolf "Babe" Barnato, heir to Kimberley diamond magnate Barney Barnato
Dr. J. Dudley "Benjy" Benjafield
Sir Henry "Tim" Birkin
Dale Bourne
Frank Clement
S. C. H. "Sammy" Davis, automotive journalist, Sports Editor of The Autocar
John Duff
George Duller, steeplechaser
Clive Dunfee
Jack Dunfee
Dudley Froy
Baron Andre d’Erlanger, playboy
Clive Gallop, engineer
Glen Kidston, aviator
Bertie Kensington Moir
Bernard Rubin, pearl fishery magnate
Jean Chassagne, French racing driver
Thanks to the dedication of this group to serious racing, the company, located at Cricklewood, north London, was noted for its four consecutive victories at the 24 hours of Le Mans from 1927 to 1930. Their greatest competitor at the time, Bugatti, whose lightweight, elegant, but fragile creations contrasted with the Bentley's rugged reliability and durability, referred to them as "the world's fastest lorries".