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Woolf Barnato - Man About Town
Based on true facts and characters, Woolf Barnato inherited a fortune when his father, Barney Barnato, the diamond millionaire, died mysteriously in 1897 when Woolf was two years old. Woolf left university to serve in the Royal Field Artillery in France, Belgium and Egypt during the First World War, rising to the rank of Captain. Obsessed with racing fast cars, he saved Bentley Motor Cars from bankruptcy in 1926 taking over the company. Woolf became well-known as one of the Bentley Boys, a cadre of young wealthy men who raced Bentley cars. He won the Le Mans 24 Hour Endurance Race, three consecutive years. As a result he was considered the best racing driver of his time.
480 pages, Paperback
Published March 23, 2016
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May 23, 2022
Excellent fascinating Read, Fascinating Life and Man, Wealthy Playboy and Racer, I was under the mistaken impression it was a biography but it is autobiographical according to Author/editor and or compiler Anthony Davis. There are no pictures sadly except the black and white on the cover, I was a bit underwhelmed expecting more in-depth racing details and the Bentley operation which is in the book but not as much as I would like. After finishing reading this book I was left with some questions but nonetheless enjoyed it.
July 22, 2023
What a character!
Thoroughly enjoyed reading this book about a man complete with flaws who I can only envy for such a full life.
Thoroughly enjoyed reading this book about a man complete with flaws who I can only envy for such a full life.
March 6, 2021
Interesting Read
As a motor racing fan and someone who has been to Le Mans many many times I’ve always been fascinated by the “Bentley Boys” and Woolf Barnato. Anyone who can win Le Mans once has achieved something, but to do it three times is truly extraordinary, bearing mind mind in the roads in France in the late 1920’s where dirt road. It truly must have been frightening to 100 mph on dirt roads and tyres three inches wide. It was a marvellous achievement.
It was also fascinating to see there life style through the roaring twenties, these survivors of the Great War nothing in normal life gave them. They lived hard and played hard, certainly had the money to do that.
As a motor racing fan and someone who has been to Le Mans many many times I’ve always been fascinated by the “Bentley Boys” and Woolf Barnato. Anyone who can win Le Mans once has achieved something, but to do it three times is truly extraordinary, bearing mind mind in the roads in France in the late 1920’s where dirt road. It truly must have been frightening to 100 mph on dirt roads and tyres three inches wide. It was a marvellous achievement.
It was also fascinating to see there life style through the roaring twenties, these survivors of the Great War nothing in normal life gave them. They lived hard and played hard, certainly had the money to do that.
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