Birkin Blower
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The Birkin Blower is a famous supercharged racing version of the Bentley 4½ Litre, campaigned in the late 1920s and early 1930s by driver Sir Henry "Tim" Birkin.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Birkin | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bentley 4½ Litre variant
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racing car ⓘ supercharged car ⓘ |
| associatedBrandImage | Bentley Boys racing heritage ⓘ |
| associatedMake | Bentley GENERATED ⓘ |
| associatedPerson |
Dorothy Paget
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
W.O. Bentley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedTeam | Bentley racing team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Bentley 4½ Litre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bodyStyle | open two-seater racing car ⓘ |
| category |
Grand Prix racing car
ⓘ
sports racing car ⓘ |
| chassis | Bentley 4½ Litre chassis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| competitionUse |
circuit racing
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endurance racing ⓘ |
| construction | body-on-frame construction ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| designer | Sir Henry "Tim" Birkin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| displacement | 4.5 litres ⓘ |
| drivetrain | rear-wheel drive ⓘ |
| engineConfiguration | inline-four engine ⓘ |
| engineeringApproach | adding supercharger to standard Bentley 4½ Litre ⓘ |
| enginePlacement | front-mounted engine ⓘ |
| era |
early 1930s
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late 1920s ⓘ |
| fameReason | success in late 1920s and early 1930s racing ⓘ |
| forcedInduction | Roots-type supercharger ⓘ |
| fuelSystem | supercharged carburetion ⓘ |
| fuelType | petrol ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | highly collectible historic racing car ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | interwar period ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | iconic British pre-war racing car ⓘ |
| layout | front-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Bentley Motors Limited NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motorsportDiscipline |
Grand Prix motor racing
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
sports car racing ⓘ |
| nicknameOrigin | named "Blower" due to its supercharger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableDriver | Sir Henry "Tim" Birkin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | 24 Hours of Le Mans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature | externally mounted front supercharger ⓘ |
| powertrain | supercharged 4½-litre Bentley engine ⓘ |
| productionStatus | limited-production racing special ⓘ |
| racingDriver | Sir Henry "Tim" Birkin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedGroup | Bentley Boys NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sponsor | Dorothy Paget NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| steeringPosition | right-hand drive ⓘ |
| vehicleClass | pre-war racing car ⓘ |
| vehicleType | competition car ⓘ |
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