Bentley Boys

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The Bentley Boys were a group of wealthy, daredevil British racing drivers in the 1920s and early 1930s who famously campaigned Bentley cars to multiple victories at Le Mans and helped cement the brand’s racing legend.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf group of racing drivers
motorsport collective
achievement domination of Le Mans in late 1920s
activeInPeriod 1920s
early 1930s
associatedWithBrand Bentley NERFINISHED
associatedWithPerson W. O. Bentley NERFINISHED
basedIn Great Britain NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
culturalImage gentleman drivers
playboy racers
describedAs daredevil
wealthy
era interwar period
genre motorsport history topic
helpedAchieve multiple Le Mans victories for Bentley
helpedCement Bentley’s legend in endurance racing
influenced Bentley brand identity
public perception of endurance racing
knownFor helping establish Bentley’s racing reputation
racing Bentley cars
success at 24 Hours of Le Mans
languageOfName English
mainCompetition 24 Hours of Le Mans NERFINISHED
member Archie Frazer-Nash NERFINISHED
Bernard Rubin NERFINISHED
Clive Dunfee NERFINISHED
Dudley Benjafield NERFINISHED
Frank Clement NERFINISHED
George Duller NERFINISHED
Glen Kidston NERFINISHED
J. D. Benjafield NERFINISHED
Jack Dunfee NERFINISHED
John Duff NERFINISHED
S. C. H. Davis NERFINISHED
Sammy Davis NERFINISHED
Sir Henry Birkin NERFINISHED
Tim Birkin NERFINISHED
Woolf Barnato NERFINISHED
notableMember Dudley Benjafield NERFINISHED
Glen Kidston NERFINISHED
Sammy Davis NERFINISHED
Sir Henry Birkin NERFINISHED
Woolf Barnato NERFINISHED
sport motor racing
supported Bentley Motors NERFINISHED
vehicleUsed Bentley 3 Litre NERFINISHED
Bentley 4½ Litre NERFINISHED
Bentley Speed Six NERFINISHED

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Bentley Blower associatedTeam Bentley Boys
Bentley 3 Litre associatedWith Bentley Boys
Bentley Speed Six racingTeam Bentley Boys