Walter Owen Bentley | History and Heritage | Bentley Motors (2024)

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Who is the wife of the owner of Bentley? ›

W.O. was married three times. His first wife, Leonie Gore died during the Spanish flu epidemic in 1919. He remarried one year later but he and his second wife, Audrey Hutchinson (Poppy) divorced in 1931. Three years later, he married Margaret Roberts Hutton nee Murray and stayed with her for the rest of his life.

Located in Crewe, England and owned by Volkswagen AG since 1998, Bentley Motors remains the definitive British luxury car company, crafting the world's most desirable high performance grand tourers.

So who makes Bentleys today? Since 1997, when Vickers PLC decided to sell the Rolls-Royce brand (which owned the Bentley name), Bentley has been owned by Volkswagen AG.

A total of 720 4½ Litre cars were produced between 1927 and 1931, including 55 cars with a supercharged engine popularly known as the Blower Bentley.

Buyers of this ultra-luxury car tend to be highly successful, with a net worth on average of $30 million, according to Bentley. Most likely they are self-made executives and business owners who worked their way up the ladder.

The average Bentley owner is worth about $15 million and makes $1-2 million. This suggests that most Bentley owners are older, more responsible with their money, and quite a bit wealthier than the owners of flashier supercars.

Bentley has been a subsidiary of the Volkswagen Group since 1998 and consolidated under VW's premium brand arm Audi since 2022.

Walter Owen Bentley established Bentley Motors in London on January 20, 1919. Six months later, the company was wound up in the course of a financial restructuring and refounded under the same name. Bentley had a passion for engines and speed.

The company's headquarters in Crewe is home to all its operations including design, R&D (Research & Development), engineering, and production of the company's five model lines – Continental GT, Continental GT Convertible, Flying Spur, Bentayga and Bentayga EWB (Extended Wheel Base).

A century of unrivalled craftsmanship

Which is why, at the Bentley factory in Crewe, North-West England, thousands of highly skilled craftspeople are involved in crafting our cars by hand – and in the Mulliner workshop, unique bespoke cars are created.

Who is the girl in the Bentley commercial? ›

Who is 'Bentley girl'? The star of the video, who has been nicknamed 'Bentley girl', is Alla Bruletova – a 24-year-old former competitive cheerleader from Russia who now works as a model.

The Bentley Excellence Center Bespoke Paint team developed the paint with a unique process. This project was the first time the company had hand-painted a vehicle in this way at its Crewe factory.

Priced from £90,000 ($115,000) plus taxes and shipping, production of the Bentley Blower Jnr First Edition will begin in the second quarter of 2024.

Our story. From W.O. Bentley, who founded Bentley Motors in 1919, to the current team of over 4,000 dedicated employees, the company's extraordinary cars have always been designed and built by exceptional people using only the finest of materials. They have always been driven by exceptional people, too.

Which Automaker Owns Bentley? The Volkswagen Group has owned Bentley since 1998, when it purchased the British ultra-luxury brand. Bentley is a fully owned subsidiary of the automaker, whose divisions include its namesake brand plus Audi and many others.

Bentley announced his separation from his wife, Shonnah, in August 2008, and resigned from the Board of Fresh Fire.

He's already owned a Rolls-Royce and now local radio presenter Cormac Boylan has taken delivery of a stunning Bentley at the age of just 22. We reported back in December 2020 how Cormac, who lives in Melton, was proud to drive around in his 1989 lagoon blue Rolls-Royce Silver Spirit at such a young age.

Todd and Shonnah Bentley have three children and are Canadian citizens.