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I know you must be very busy at the moment Jason, what with your continuing contributions to the forum and of course some little event called Christmas about to step on our toes, but when you can, a few pictures would really be welcomed here, if as you say you have a similar model.

Thinking about it now, out of all the forum members, who else would have had a similar model, of course, it's Jason, a foregone conclusion really...

GHOSTHUNTER.

GHOSTHUNTER wrote:I know you must be very busy at the moment Jason, what with your continuing contributions to the forum and of course some little event called Christmas about to step on our toes, but when you can, a few pictures would really be welcomed here, if as you say you have a similar model.

Thinking about it now, out of all the forum members, who else would have had a similar model, of course, it's Jason, a foregone conclusion really...

GHOSTHUNTER.

I will try and sort some out Kevin, the green one has standard grille trim with decal but the base casting is early. Apple green I have both types of base castings. J

nearlymint wrote:Hi Kevin,
I have this variation in the green and apple green
My apple green one does not have the cut out under the seat. But the normal green
One does have the cut out.
Jason

Hi Kevin,
My one is not the same as yours, the front web on the mudguard is the same but the rear brace is different on my one. Your one looks to be earlier than the one I show.
Although the one I show is not the same as the later models. Sorry for any confusion.J

My, that was quick!

The first picture you show does have the same front wing struts, all Three finishing level...so what Green version is this?

The Second picture you show seems to show the early rear spring fill-in, the type seen on both my 'Applegreen' models and the first few normal dark Green models before this 'Fill-In' became larger...so what Green version is this?

GHOSTHUNTER.

Hi Kevin, I have it listed as a code 3 after the apple green models.No base holes, basically the same casting as the apple green version. J

Is this the original car?
Seen and photographed Ennstal-Classic of 2006.

Hello Mike.

The Bentley shown in your picture is registration number..."UU 5872", a genuine 'Bentley Boys' 4.5 Litre Team car, but not the one used by Lesney for their model.

The Lesney model is based on the registration number..."YU 3250", a genuine 4.5 Litre Bentley car adapted into a Prototype 'Supercharged' car and the model is still one of the best representations of that car.

The Bentley 4.5 Litre 'Supercharged' car is affectionately known as a 'Blower' Bentley by enthusiasts, simply because of the way the 'Supercharger' works on these cars, it re-uses burnt exhaust gases, by feeding a percentage of them back into the system to make the crankshaft turn faster, giving more power, resulting in more speed.

Today's version of this is known as a 'Turbo'.

GHOSTHUNTER.

GHOSTHUNTER wrote:Hello Mike.

The Bentley shown in your picture is registration number..."UU 5872", a genuine 'Bentley Boys' 4.5 Litre Team car, but not the one used by Lesney for their model.

The Lesney model is based on the registration number..."YU 3250", a genuine 4.5 Litre Bentley car adapted into a Prototype 'Supercharged' car and the model is still one of the best representations of that car.

The Bentley 4.5 Litre 'Supercharged' car is affectionately known as a 'Blower' Bentley by enthusiasts, simply because of the way the 'Supercharger' works on these cars, it re-uses burnt exhaust gases, by feeding a percentage of them back into the system to make the crankshaft turn faster, giving more power, resulting in more speed.

Today's version of this is known as a 'Turbo'.

GHOSTHUNTER.

Sorry Ghosty.
Nobody is perfect.

The origins of certain model cars is often questioned and is a further fascinating aspect of our hobby. I like to know what real car all my Rolls-Royce and Bentley toys and models are based-on, so when someone does ask the question similar to yours, I like to put them in the picture with the correct information because I have already researched the 'Models-to-Real Cars' in my collection.

Ghosty.

GHOSTHUNTER wrote:The Bentley 4.5 Litre 'Supercharged' car is affectionately known as a 'Blower' Bentley by enthusiasts, simply because of the way the 'Supercharger' works on these cars, it re-uses burnt exhaust gases, by feeding a percentage of them back into the system to make the crankshaft turn faster, giving more power, resulting in more speed.

I think you'll find that the supercharger actually compresses fresh combustion air on its way to the cylinders. This means that each intake stroke contains more oxygen than would be the case with air at atmospheric pressure. It is therefore possible to burn more fuel per engine stroke, thereby increasing the power developed per engine revolution. Burnt exhaust gasses might be interesting from an enthalpy (i.e. temperature) point of view, but the fact that they are depleted in oxygen means that the engine's power output will fall.