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This is the Worlds Oldest Surviving Bentley. The 1919 Bentley EXP 2, Interior and Exterior Video View at Goodwood Festival of Speed 2019.

EXP 2 is the oldest surviving Bentley, the second ever made and the first to win a race. Its value is incalculable. EXP is the prefix given by Bentley to this (and all subsequent) pre-production models.
n March 1919 The Autocar announced: “Captain WO Bentley MBE, RAF, is engaged on the design of a new sporting model…intended to appeal to those enthusiastic motorists who desire a car which, practically speaking, is a true racing car with touring accessories.”

The Bentley 3 Litre drew on W.O. Bentley’s pre-war competition experience, when he pioneered the use of aluminium pistons, and was influenced by two pre-war engine designs, the 1914 Grand Prix Mercedes and the 1913 Coupe de l’Auto Peugeot.

Its 3 Litre monobloc engine featured four valves per cylinder, twin spark plugs, twin magnetos and made extensive use of aluminium and magnesium; this was an advanced specification for 1920, particularly for a road-going car. Like every Bentley since, the 3 Litre engine developed generous amounts of torque from low rpm, was durable, strong and capable of high performance.

Bentley made three prototypes. EXP1 (EXPerimental No1) was built at New Street Mews off Baker Street and first ran in October 1919. EXP2 was built at Bentley’s new works in Cricklewood using a chassis exhibited at Olympia in November 1919 with a plain 2-seat body. The final one, EXP3, became known The Cab and was WO’s personal car.

EXP 2 made its debut at the 1919 Olympia Motor Show, though due to the late arrival of some engine components it was a static display model.

EXP2 was rebodied in March 1921 by coachbuilders JH Easter; its experimental engine was replaced in 1922 by a spare TT racing engine and again in August 1922 with production engine 144.