The U.K.’s Little Car Company has actually added the iconic Bentley Blower to its growing checklist of scaled-down replicas.
Revealed on Thursday during 2023 Monterey Car Week, the most recent replica is about 85% the size of the initial supercharged 4.5-liter inline-4 Bentley of 1929, though it doesn’t work on gasoline.
Rather it relies on a 20-hp electric motor to cart it around, with Little Car Company pricing estimate a series of 65 miles and also a top speed of 45 mph. The company additionally asserts the reproduction, called the Blower Jnr, is street-legal in the U.S. but with its top speed covered at 25 mph as a result of laws.
2 individuals can sit in the cars and truck, in a tandem position, and also there’s also a committed room for luggage.
popular by Henry Ralph Stanley “Tim”Birkin, who competed one throughout Europe in the 1920s and also early ’30s, consisting of in the 24 Hours of Le Mans. To ensure credibility, Little Car Company functioned closely with Bentley’s heritage department to make certain the style and also products match the original. The task was made easier as Bentley itself created a continuation series of the initial Blower a few years ago as well as had all the required scans and also thorough drawings on data.
For the Blower Jnr, a lot of the building was done by hand. Specs consist of a steel structure, a leaf-spring suspension, as well as also scaled-down, period-correct rubbing dampers. Some contemporary elements are made use of, such as Brembo brakes as well as the previously mentioned electrical powertrain. Carbon fiber is likewise utilized for the back popularity rather than timber like the original, though a textile cover is utilized, which was also the situation for the initial.
Little Car Company prepares to start manufacturing in the second quarter of 2024. Rates hasn’t been discussed.
HIGH-RES GALLERY: Little Car Company Bentley Blower Jnr
This write-up was initially released by Motor Authority, an editorial companion of ClassicCars.com
