MYTHICAL BEAST

The most famous and valuable of all the Bentley racing cars is the eight-litre Speed Six, ‘Old Number One’. This car has an illustrious history, recording two consecutive Le Mans victories, and made a huge impact by winning the Brooklands 500-mile (805km) race in 1931. Clive Dunfee was killed when he crashed it at Brooklands in 1932. Following the crash, Old Number One became an almost mythical beast in the motor racing world. A high-profile court case in 1990 determined that the car did still exist, although it has been extensively rebuilt with other parts.