1929 Bentley Speed Six

This is a photograph I took in the paddock at the Vintage Sports Car Club's Richard Seaman Memorial Trophies meeting at Oulton Park in June 1961.

It's a 1929 Bentley Speed Six with a 6-cylinder inline 6½ litre engine. 544 of these vehicles were produced between 1926 and 1930 and this one is chassis number BA2584, engine number BA2581 and is fitted with four-seated touring body by Hunt.

Bentley Speed Six 6½ Litre

This is a car I spotted in the paddock at the SeeRed meeting organised by the VSCC at Donington Park in September 2006.

It's a 1929 Bentley Speed Six 6½ litre Grafton Coupe with coachwork by Freestone & Webb, and you can read about it on this Vintage Bentleys website. The Speed Six was a high performance version of the 6½ litre car and this Wikipedia article tells you about the model. Two of Bentley's five pre-war victories at the Le Mans 24 Hour race, in 1929 and 1930, were achieved by the Speed Six.