Bentley Speed 8 returns to Le Mans
13 Jun 2023|1,348 views
Bentley has also joined in the celebrations surrounding the centenary of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, with its 2003 Speed 8 having made a return to the circuit as part of a centenary parade.
The car - Speed 8 chassis 004/5 - was piloted by Guy Smith, the same driver who took the chequered flag twenty years ago. The outing additionally marks the first time the car has turned a wheel at the circuit.
The car only recently underwent a complete rebuild, designed to return it to an as-new standard. It stands as one of the eight motorsport vehicles in Bentley's Heritage Collection, all of which are maintained in running order, alongside the 37 road-going members of the fleet which are set to be road legal by the end of 2023.
The Speed 8 will remain on display in the Le Mans Museum at the circuit for the rest of June, after which it is scheduled to make a number of other dynamic appearances before returning to Crewe to be positioned on display with its sister cars from 2001 and 2002, and the rest of the Bentley Heritage Collection, in three new and purpose-built areas that embed the fleet into any visit to Bentley's campus. Bentley revealed a special Le Mans Collection of the Continental GT and GTC to commemorate the centenary of the historic endurance race.
The car - Speed 8 chassis 004/5 - was piloted by Guy Smith, the same driver who took the chequered flag twenty years ago. The outing additionally marks the first time the car has turned a wheel at the circuit.
The car only recently underwent a complete rebuild, designed to return it to an as-new standard. It stands as one of the eight motorsport vehicles in Bentley's Heritage Collection, all of which are maintained in running order, alongside the 37 road-going members of the fleet which are set to be road legal by the end of 2023.
The Speed 8 will remain on display in the Le Mans Museum at the circuit for the rest of June, after which it is scheduled to make a number of other dynamic appearances before returning to Crewe to be positioned on display with its sister cars from 2001 and 2002, and the rest of the Bentley Heritage Collection, in three new and purpose-built areas that embed the fleet into any visit to Bentley's campus. Bentley revealed a special Le Mans Collection of the Continental GT and GTC to commemorate the centenary of the historic endurance race.
Bentley has also joined in the celebrations surrounding the centenary of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, with its 2003 Speed 8 having made a return to the circuit as part of a centenary parade.
The car - Speed 8 chassis 004/5 - was piloted by Guy Smith, the same driver who took the chequered flag twenty years ago. The outing additionally marks the first time the car has turned a wheel at the circuit.
The car only recently underwent a complete rebuild, designed to return it to an as-new standard. It stands as one of the eight motorsport vehicles in Bentley's Heritage Collection, all of which are maintained in running order, alongside the 37 road-going members of the fleet which are set to be road legal by the end of 2023.
The Speed 8 will remain on display in the Le Mans Museum at the circuit for the rest of June, after which it is scheduled to make a number of other dynamic appearances before returning to Crewe to be positioned on display with its sister cars from 2001 and 2002, and the rest of the Bentley Heritage Collection, in three new and purpose-built areas that embed the fleet into any visit to Bentley's campus. Bentley revealed a special Le Mans Collection of the Continental GT and GTC to commemorate the centenary of the historic endurance race.
The car - Speed 8 chassis 004/5 - was piloted by Guy Smith, the same driver who took the chequered flag twenty years ago. The outing additionally marks the first time the car has turned a wheel at the circuit.
The car only recently underwent a complete rebuild, designed to return it to an as-new standard. It stands as one of the eight motorsport vehicles in Bentley's Heritage Collection, all of which are maintained in running order, alongside the 37 road-going members of the fleet which are set to be road legal by the end of 2023.
The Speed 8 will remain on display in the Le Mans Museum at the circuit for the rest of June, after which it is scheduled to make a number of other dynamic appearances before returning to Crewe to be positioned on display with its sister cars from 2001 and 2002, and the rest of the Bentley Heritage Collection, in three new and purpose-built areas that embed the fleet into any visit to Bentley's campus. Bentley revealed a special Le Mans Collection of the Continental GT and GTC to commemorate the centenary of the historic endurance race.
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