Microsoft PowerPoint - The Early History of Bentley
The Early History of Bentley
Presented by Rubén Verdés
FOUNDATION LECTURE: THE EARLY HISTORY OF BENTLEY (by Rubén Verdés) ~ Thursday, August 9, 2007, 4:30pm-6:00pm. “W.O. was involved with some interesting efforts before he designed his first car-there were steam locomotives, motorcycles, engines where cylinders spun around, the DFP (French car), and more. Ruben will tell us all about those early days before that afternoon in 1919 when the first 3-litre engine broke into full song. He will continue with the early days of the Bentley automobile and make some interesting comparisons with the early days of F.H. Royce.2
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