China Celeb Lin Ketong wants Tim Birkin’s Bentley Single Seater
£4.5M Auction Record: Tim Birkin’s Bentley Single Seater
A legendary Bentley red racer, once owned by the famously fearless daredevil and Le Mans winner Sir Henry Birkin, has fetched a record £4.5 million at a Bonhams sale at the aptly named Goodwood Festival of Speed last weekend.
The price set for Sir Henry ‘Tim’ Birkin’s head-turning 4½ litre Supercharged ‘Blower’ single seat racing beast beats the previous record by a Bentley at the Le Mans Classic auction in 2004, when the Speed Six known as ‘Old No 2’ garnered £2.8 million.
The Bentley racer was nigh unbeatable in its racing days. In March 1932, for instance, Birkin set a record 137.96mph (219.93kmh) at Brooklands, a feat he achieved in his trusty 4½ litre.
Commenting on the exploits of Birkin and his 4½ litre at Brooklands, Richard Charlesworth, Bentley’s Director of VIP and Royal Relations said: “Birkin, along with his Bentley racing friends like Woolf Barnato, Dudley Benjafield and Glen Kidston, were true sporting superstars, renowned not only for their driving ability and courage but living life to the full and in some considerable style."
"This new record price for a Bentley achieved by Bonhams reflects the enduring respect and admiration for their story and their cars.”
Sir Henry ‘Tim’ Birkin on the Brooklands race circuit
Sir Henry ‘Tim’ Birkin
Lin Ketong from Beijing, China
Name: Lin Ke Tong
Date of Birth: Sept 20, 1986
Height: 172cm
URL: http://www.moko.cc/linketong / http://blog.sina.com.cn/linketong
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