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Arnage Blue Train
Mulliner limited edition honouring Barnato's 1930 Blue Train race.
Still being researched: identification guide, full specifications. Everything shown is checked against the cited sources. Know more? Send us a source.
Contents
01Overview
At a glance
- Built
- 30 Built
- Years
- 2005
- Engine
- 6,750 cc / 6.75 LFactory: 6.75 L
- Power
- Not yet verified
- Top speed
- 270 km/hFactory: 270 km/h
- Body
- Not yet verified
- Designer
- Not yet verified
- In this archive
- Not yet verified
- Surviving
- Not yet verified
Sources and any conflicting figures are in the sections below.
Why it matters
A limited edition of the Arnage saloon that Bentley and Mulliner built to mark the 75th anniversary of Woolf Barnato's Blue Train race across France in 1930. It ties the modern twin-turbo Arnage to the Speed Six legend through its styling cues and badging.
How rare is it?
Six separate kinds of rarity – never combined into one number.
Each kind of rarity is rated separately and never combined.
02Production & history
Production
Every figure says what it counts.
| What is counted | Figure | Basis | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Factory package productionbuilt | 301 | Factory production | Independently researched |
Independent counts (e.g. engine and colour) are never combined into a calculated figure. Surviving examples are never presented as original production.
History
The Arnage Blue Train Series was announced in October 2005, seventy-five years after Barnato's drive. Bentley and Mulliner took the 6.75-litre twin-turbocharged four-door saloon and added body-colour vertical slatted vents behind the front wheel arches, recalling the slatted bonnet of the original Speed Six.
The car carries the black-winged "B" that Bentley uses for its most powerful models, plus Blue Train badging on the front wing and door tread-plates, and a plaque inside records Barnato's achievement.
Variants
How each version differs from the standard Arnage Blue Train.
No variants documented yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
03Specifications
Technical specifications
Engine
| Engine family | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Engine code | Not yet verified |
| Layout | Not yet verified |
| Displacement | 6,750 cc / 6.75 LFactory: 6.75 L2 Independently researched |
| Bore | Not yet verified |
| Stroke | Not yet verified |
| Compression ratio | Not yet verified |
| Fuel system | Not yet verified |
| Induction | Twin turbocharged2 Independently researched |
| Power | Not yet verified |
| Power at | Not yet verified |
| Torque | Not yet verified |
Transmission & drivetrain
| Gearbox | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Gears | Not yet verified |
| Driven wheels | Not yet verified |
Chassis, body & dimensions
| Chassis | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Front suspension | Not yet verified |
| Rear suspension | Not yet verified |
| Brakes | Not yet verified |
| Steering | Not yet verified |
| Body construction | Not yet verified |
| Wheelbase | Not yet verified |
| Length | Not yet verified |
| Width | Not yet verified |
| Height | Not yet verified |
| Front track | Not yet verified |
| Rear track | Not yet verified |
| Kerb weight | Not yet verified |
| Dry weight | Not yet verified |
Performance
| Maximum speed | 270 km/hFactory: 270 km/h2 Independently researched |
|---|---|
| 0–100 km/h | Not yet verified |
| Fuel tank | Not yet verified |
“Not yet verified” means no source has been checked for that value yet. Nothing is estimated to fill a gap.
04Colours & options
Factory colours & interiors
Original paint and trim, with the number of cars in each where a source gives it.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Factory options & codes
Codes are shown exactly as written by the manufacturer.
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05Individual cars
Chassis register
Every documented car, with its colours, history and where it is now. Open a row for the full record. Known chassis are not automatically authenticated originals.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Competition history
Every race result of the individual cars, in date order. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Auction & sale history
Documented public sales of the individual cars. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
See one in person
Museums where an example of this car can be seen.
No example is documented on public display yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
06Reference
Identification guide
How to tell an original from a replica or later conversion.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Sources
Each number links to the exact facts it supports.
- 1
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2
Barnato, Bentley and the Blue Train mystery Level C Classic Car (NZ), via Wayback Machine
- twin-turbocharged 6.75-litre four-door saloon
- twin-turbocharged 6.75-litre
- Top speed is 270kph
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