Bentley 8 Litre

The Bentley 8 Litre was a large inline six-cylinder luxury car made in various configurations by Bentley Motors Limited at Cricklewood, London. It was announced on 15 September 1930 and was the last completely new model Bentley produced before the company's financial collapse and forced sale to Rolls-Royce Limited. A Bentley 4 Litre with a 4-litre inline six engine in a shortened chassis was announced on 15 May 1931. Both cars arrived a year into the Great Depression and could not turn the company's finances around, and Bentley Motors was placed in receivership less than nine months after the 8 Litre was introduced.