Walter Owen Bentley, MBE was an English engineer who founded Bentley Motors Limited in London. He was a motorcycle and car racer as a young man. After making a name for himself as a designer of aircraft and automobile engines, Bentley established... Wikipedia
Born: September 16, 1888, Hampstead, London, United Kingdom
Died: August 13, 1971 (age 82 years), Woking, United Kingdom
Siblings: H. M. Bentley
Parents: Alfred Bentley
Books: My Life and My Cars
Partner: Leonie Gore (1914–)
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