Napier Green Continuation car is going Stateside - 11 more to follow...
, the same approach was employed for a Speed Six version to sit alongside. In its own time, it was the ‘ain’t no replacement’ alternative to the forced induction Blower; where that used 4.5 litres and a supercharger, the Six displaced a whopping 6.5 litres. So little wonder the dozen Continuations of that sold out sharpish, too.
This is the first of them, set to reside in the collection of US-based John Breslow alongside his Blower Continuation . It’s painted Napier Green with deep red leather, one of five colours from the period available to Continuation customers. Bentley actually visited the National Motor Museum in Beaulieu to ‘verify the period Parsons Paints that are available to customers.
The money will also be going into the new parts required to make an exceptionally old car. Bentley suggests that more than 600 new bits were needed to successfully produce an authentic race-spec 6.5, which now makes a smidge more horsepower than in period because of ‘modern engineering materials’. Everything is made a bit better than it was 94 years ago, basically, which is no bad thing - especially for those customers who want to use their cars.
Delivery of this Speed Six will be the first time that has happened for almost a century, and it wouldn’t be a surprise to see more Continuation Series cars follow - the appetite does seem to be there. They’re being put to good use, too, one of the Blowers recently completing a 24-hour race in Portimao. Which sounds like both huge fun and a great validation of Mulliner’s work in making these things. Long may it continue.
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Bentley used original design drawings to meticulously recreate its 1930 Speed SixKristin Shaw is a freelance writer specializing in anything with wheels, and calls on her technology background to explain complex concepts. Currently living in her sixth state (New Jersey, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, Georgia, and now Texas), she does most of her work in coffee shops around Austin.
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