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This 1926 Bentley 3 Litre Doesn't Explain Itself, and That's the Point

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Bentley 6 1/2 Litre Speed Six
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Climbing into this 1926 Bentley 3 Litre means learning to drive it on its own terms before going anywhere. The gearbox is a crash unit with no room for hesitation, the switches on the dash carry no labels, and the clutch pedal isn't where a modern driver's foot expects to find it. None of it has been smoothed over in the century since, and the car remains capable of 100 mph. Unrefined in every sense, and unforgettable because of it.

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