Bentley T2 and Turbo R - A Fond Farewell to the Big V8 | Tyrrell's Classic Workshop 

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You mentioned "Crewe", and that brings back memories. I was required to do an 8 week "industrial experience" in 1969 as part of my engineering degree. I was very lucky to be accepted by Rolls Royce in Crewe. At that time Bentley was the poor relation. The Bentley T seemed to be a badge-engineered Silver Shadow. I was a fitter's assistant in the Engine Repair Shop for 4 weeks. The fitters expected their reconditioned engines to last for at least a million miles. Two weeks learning machine tools and two weeks updating the show car were very interesting. We replaced the dashboard and the original 4-speed auto box with a GM 3-speed thing. There was a magnificent old (1920s) Bentley parked outside the spare parts department one day. It was huge. The bonnet was head height and the brass/bronze SU carbs were the size of milk jugs. It was a hard-top, a three-seater with the third seat, the valet's seat, sideways at the back. The story was that the owner had found it in a barn in Scotland and had refurbished it. It was featured in motoring magazines. The consensus was that it was one of Wolf Barnato's cars. A big, supercharged engine in a small chassis. The sump pan was a one-off, to fit around the chassis beams. The owner had dinged the sump going through a ford in Scotland. He wanted to get a replacement made. The spare parts guy asked him to wait while they checked the records. They had one in stock. As soon as the guy took his replacement sump pan away, the spare parts guy ordered another one to be made. That was Bentley. Brilliant.

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I worked at Crewe in the late 60's and most of the 70's (in IT not engineering) and can remember seeing both the Toronado and a Cadillac trundling round the works. Very interesting video, always nice to hear from someone who really knows their subject.

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I've loved the Turbo R ever since I was a kid in the 80's, and a friend at school was picked up by their dad in his. I thought it was one of the most impressive looking cars I'd ever seen, and the interior was something to behold too. Even to this day they remain one of my favorites.

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Love this video. This man knows his stuff. I find the videos on older British luxury car more entertaining than Italian super cars.

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Wow! With the bonnet open and the engine running, it was still far quieter and smoother than my wife's sewing machine!! And the handling!? Astonishing!

Both Bentleys are works of art. Love the Turbo R especially.

Great stuff Iain. I was that boy driving an XR3i in the 1980’s but now we have a ‘91 Corniche. Even without handling kit it is amazing to hustle her down the B roads, roof down, Eagles Greatest Hits. Wonderful.

Hi I remember these engines well. I used to work at the engine foundry who cast the heads and blocks in Leeds. I used to work on them post casting in the processing department. The quality of them surpassed all others we cast apart from the Jag straight 6 which was of similar caliber. Unfortunately that foundry closed and has been knocked down.

I never would have thought someone could get me interested in these type of cars. Mr Tyrell is a hidden gem this channel will get millions of subscribers in the next few years.

Beyond impressed with the quietness under the bonnet.

This video is refreshing. In a world where everything goes fast and everything has value, Iain takes times to eloquently, pantiently and humbly share his knowledge. He never overestimates his abilities and knowledge, just here to share his honest experience and passion, seeking new knowledge if needs be. And it feels he loves it, you feel the excitment and love of the craft. And that is great. It's discretly but efficiently supported by the filming and editing that are just in tone. Great work from Iain, the team and the sponsors. As an engineer who loves taking stuff apart, fixing them and hopefully putting them back up (but never tackled a car), I drink in your words. If ever you need or want to do an another video format, I would also quietly listen to you telling us how to drive and maintain classic cars not as a mechanic but more of a user/buyer/owner. And why mechanically speaking. For instance we already have bits of informations of different level of skills in your videos: we can hear the toe-heel technique, you spoke about the transmission of the miura and double clutching etc. You are a great source of inspiration, thank you.

Very nice history telling ! It makes it so much more enjoyable to experience the cars, when you know the background. Beauties, too !

Most of us began our mechanical experience tooling and swearing over some cheap junkpile in the front yard. Iain began his as a Rolls Royce / Bentley mechanic. Of course he did. That's why Iain is a gentlemanly fountain of automotive knowledge and I'm still here swearing. Gee I love this channel. Some remarkable knowledge and revelations every episode, and the calm manner of unparalleled competence and willingness to share is fantastic. It's like Sesame Street for grown ups - you get entertained so well you don't even realise you're learning something. Thank you Iain, and thank you Harry for introducing us to Iain.

Absolutely brilliant stories by a wonderful speaker with so much knowledge, as a retired motor mechanic myself worked on Roll Royce & Bentley cars here in Huet Motors in Dublin as well as British Leyland etc in the 70s went to Australia after my apprentice and worked on every car manufacturer in the day. Overhauling all kinds of engines and transmissions like your had a real passion buy unfortunately fell out of love with cars for many years. But now I am retired have found my passion again at a slower pace. Watching your Videos really reminds me of that passion and also how lucky your customer are to have you and your team of dedicated and knowledgeable people. Please keep posting I just love it makes my heart sing again. Cheers Irish Paul

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The Bentley Turbo R has always been a personal favourite of mine; thank you ever so much for this video

Yet another great video and Iain’s comments regarding the Rolly Polly characteristics of the cars from Crew reminded me of a business trip I made to Lotus back in the late 1980s when I was almost blown off the road by a Rolls Bentley being driven at remarkably high speed through a series of bends and not behaving at all like its 2.5 ton mass should. I later learned Lotus Engineering had been contracted to perform some ride and handling magical improvements and which clearly made a massive difference in taming the untameable suspension control. They achieved this by replacing the springs and dampers with Moog electro hydraulic valves, lots of sensors and all managed by a very bulky computer. The high frequency Moog valves enabled very quick responses to driver input which kept the car flat to the road surface. I also witnessed it out on the Lotus ride and handling track and it really was an extremely impressive sight to see what the Lotus ride and handling gurus under Roger Becker’s guidance had managed to achieve. Apparently the project stalled due to cost, the Moog valves which incidentally were also experimented with in F1 were aerospace level of design, quality and cost, also the computer to number crunch the system was infeasibly large and costly. However, it does go to prove that the laws of science can be stretched beyond belief if enough brain power and cash is thrown at the challenge of how to tame a Rolly Polly.

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I remember visiting my local Bentley dealership as a child and being in awe of the Turbo R. Thanks for bringing back the memories.

I bought a new turbo R from R.H. Owen in Berkley St, London in 1989 and enjoyed every minute I had it. Thank you Iain, beautifully presented.

Fantastic video, so glad I have a Turbo R, that 6.75L V8 is a legend. Motoring in style.

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Wonderful video, definitely an influence in why I now own a 1996 Turbo R! I'm 6'1" and appreciate the extra inch headroom they got by redesigning the seat from that model year. Like you said, bags of torque, and the interior is just a great place to spend time.

Hello and thank you for the video. The reason the Company wasn’t making many Bentley cars was simply there was little demand and it had enough on its hands turning out the relatively small number of Rolls -Royce cars. At the time, and I was the PR Manager in the 1970s, the question often posed was ‘why not increase production’ of all cars. The answer was that, for example, with 9men making the radiator shells, the Company couldn’t overnight produce more as it took years to train the craftsmen. Similarly, the wood and leather people, had to be trained. To return to Bentley, it had a lapsed cache in the 1970s, and was bought usually by the type of owner who wouldn’t be seen dead in a Rolls -Royce as they were considered to be vulgar and ostentatious. This gradually changed as the ownership of Rolls-Royce moved from old money to new and people looked for something new.

Now I want an older Bentley(can't afford it), but still want one. Thanks a lot Mr. Tyrrell!

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When I was a kid my father took me to a small engineering works in Birmingham (hundreds of years old family business, sadly gone now). There was a guy there spinning hubcaps for Rolls on the lathe. Fasinating process.

Great video. Reminds me of the first drive I had in a Turbo R. One of those "it shouldn't be doing this" moments, not just because of it's glorious power delivery but the sheer agility of the car. Instant conversion to the Bentley Turbo R. Still a most satisfying car today. Love them.

Another great episode. Nothing on TV can hold my attention like these reviews. Keep ‘em coming !! Ps - it’s really nice to see a comments section so full of sensible comments from cool people without all the usual nonsense.

Wonderful again Iain. The T2/Shadow has many happy personal memories for me as my late Uncle owned both a Shadow 1 and 2 and I learned partly in the 2 how to drive ( the other car was the Spitfire I helped him restore. The 1 was in Garnet with Dove grey leather and the 2 was in Peacock blue with magnolia leather piped in dark blue with a dark blue top role. The 2 was far more luxurious and refined over the 1 I remember. Both came from HA Fox in Devon but the 1 was a Jack Barclay car with the JB sill plates, oh and it had an eight track!

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Great content! Please do more on these magnificent cars, the Rolls/Bentleys (SY and SZ series) from the 80-90s are in my opinion, one of the most underrated cars one can buy with relatively little money. A "buyers" guide would be very useful, and perhaps assist in giving the appreciation these fine cars deserve. There are many misconceptions on these cars, in particular the hydraulic system, which is actually very simple to maintain and repair.

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I used to drive an old Daf truck in the late eighties, hateful thing that used to leak and/or burn 1 gallon of oil a day, but it did have the registration number TUR 80 R, I often wonder if it ever found its way onto a Bentley

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You're right about that vague steering and wallowy suspension. A couple of pals and I went to the West of Ireland in a Shadow some years back. Driving down those narrow winding lanes in Galway and Mayo was a bit of an adventure. We also managed to ding the front spoiler, not through driving fast, but because the undulation of the roads set up a sort of oscillation in the soft suspension, which caused it to grate on the ground on the next hump. Lovely car, though.

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So nice to see a " proper" garage and carbs. Reminds me of Dad' s garage back in the day and taking old carbs apart in the Summer holidays to keep me out of mischief.

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Love it! Iain Tyrrell's erudite eplanations of cars and what's going on under the hood is incredible. And a little bit of opposite lock in a 30 year old Bentley on an open road - great stuff!

This channel is so fantastic XD Now it is like everyone can enjoy the info and stories having that one uncle who loves cars has to share.

I got a lift in a 1980 Corniche recently and was astonished at just how tiny and cramped it was inside, as well as incredibly primitive. Also a nightmare to manoeuvre and park. Both massive and tiny at the same time.

Good Morning Dr. Tyrrell . Thank You for Sharing Your Knowledge and Passion for These Classic Cars. Your Love for Them comes through. Happy Weekend Sir. Wishing Both You and Your Family Good Health. Cheers from The Caribbean Island of Trinidad. Carlyle

I loved how unknown the Bentley was in the early 80s -- had a RH drive S1 - people would see the "Flying B" and ask if it was an old Buick... and since only mail trucks were right hand drive in US, I would tell people it was an old Beverly Hills mail delivery vehicle... best car I ever owned! It was all the more fun being 24 years old...

Loved this, so educational. I had a 1975 Bentley T1 - wish I still did. They only made 1,703 T1s so their value is on the up. I called him Basil because I thought the boot badge looked like Basil Fawlty's moustache. I always give my cars a name and talk to them (men in white coats please). It was a lovely motor in Carribe Aqua, a sort of turquoise. I took it on a visit to Crewe in 2005. My invite letter told me to park on the opposite side of the road not in the main building car park. I tried but 17 feet was not going into the only two available spaces. A little guy in uniform ran over and said "no no sir, Bentleys are allowed to park in front of the building." so I did admittedly with a smug smile as the other visitors on my tour had to use the other car park for their Mercs et al. The chap in uniform turned out to be our tour guide on what was a brilliant visit. He looked around Basil and said" I remember this colour. I used to work in the paint shop and it was a right bugger to do". Sadly I moved Basil on because he needed some body work and a respray. I traded him in for a 1988 Tudor Red Turbo R (Clarence) who looked great for weddings. Photographers loved the colour as it showed up the wedding dress. I never really took to Clarence. The T1 was from an era of mechanical knobs and buttons. Clarence was moving into the electric everything mode. He let me down one New Year's Day. Kangaroo hopped him home. It took the garage two weeks to track the problem to an intermittent fault on an electrical relay which cost £76. The total bill for that and a service coming in at over £1,700. When a car let's me down I lose faith in it so I sold Clarence to a chap from the Isle of Man. I met him at Luton airport and where he paid cash and drove off. I got the bus home with a rather large bulge in my rain coat. These days I'm on my fifth Jag, a 1998 XJ 3.2 V8 Sport (Gerald). I have owned it six years and spent a bundle on it, corrosion is the biggest enemy. I retired last year and thought I should move him on but just can't do it. He's in Sea Frost a beautiful light metallic green. He still draws looks because that classic XJ shape still looks so elegant. The current Jags just look like all the other computer designed cars out there. May be an Arnage then? We can but dream

What a guy, I have said before just love the little car story Iain includes with every car, absolutely brilliant, well done to all involved, 👌👌👌👌👌👍👍👍👍👍.

#13 Close to Tyrrell's heart, Rolls-Royce and Bentley. At the age that I became aware of them I was enamored forever. Real Classical Beauties. Fantastic.

Excellent Mr Tyrrell. I've just been reading through the comments listed below. Theres a lot of people that benefit from your high quality content, thorough knowledge and relaxed delivery. Really happy Harry brought me here.

If you come across an early mulsanne turbo with a modified front cross member, it's part of a service fix to solve a rare high speed cooling problem. It also came with a larger fan and different radiator. My first project after Uni as an engineer at Crewe.

Always a treat when a new episode comes out. Top quality and most enjoyable!

Started watching this show a few months ago I love technical content no nonsense gimmicks. Brilliant to watch and learn.

Ian. Just thank you. Always great pleasure to watch and listen. Love it.

Enjoyed this...I was constantly surprised in the 1980’s as a valet at a posh country club at the sheer performance of a RR/Bentley V8...they just PULLED like a locomotive...and all in a car you’d only whisper in...these cars were wonderful...and they are always an honor to see in public!

I spent 8 weeks working at the factory in Crewe in 1968 or 1969 (memory gets a bit vague after 50+ years) as a requirement for my engineering degree. Four weeks in the engine repair shop and four weeks in the apprentice school. This was at the time when you could get your RR or Bentley serviced at the factory. I think that it was a GBP50 premium to drive through the gates. That was quite a lot of money in the late 1960s. There was a bit of excitement one day because an old Bentley, from before the time that RR and Bentley became one, had driven in to the factory and was parked next to the parts department. It was a barn find that had been meticulously restored. From memory, it was a Wolf Barnato car that had won Le Mans. 1928? It started out as a 4.5 litre chassis, but had an 8 litre engine shoehorned in for Le Mans. They had to make a one-off sump pan to fit around the front suspension. After LeMans, Barnato had it modified to be a high-speed GT car. It was a beautiful thing. Very long and tall. Huge copper or brass domed SU carburetors. A 3-seater. The valet's perch was a sideways mount behind the first row seats. There was a strapped on trunk at the back. It had a very shallow windscreen. No vinyl roofs here. The roof was covered in leather. The guy who found it and had it restored had dinged the sump on a drive around the Scottish Highlands. He wanted a replacement. The RR parts department had a sump pan in stock for this one-off 40 year old Bentley and the owner went off happy. What he probably didn't know was that the RR factory parts department supervisor put in an order to make another spare. It could be another 40 years before it was needed, but they made one and put it in stock. RR did support old Bentleys.

I like the Silver Shadow from this era, but they are common as muck compared to this stunning handler! I love it. Interestingly, I had a 1979 Toronado, 350 front wheel drive (rock steady on the motorway and never got stuck in the snow). We did have it tuned so well that you could balance a Canadian One Dollar coin on the engine! Thanks for this smashing programme Mr. Tyrrell!

Sublime and as informative as ever - I love Iain’s style of presentation - so knowledgable and passionate but in the most easy going nature - I’d love to visit and have a look around with Iain - the work they do is astonishing and a petrolheads dream! - Keep up the amazing work Iain and thanks again for sharing!👍

I love the Bentley turbo R. Its my favorite car. Thanks for that!!!

One of the most sympathetic people I've watched on RU-vid Honorable knowledge 👍

I ended up here from Harrys Garage, and I'm hooked, your vlogs are so informational and interesting Iain. Thank you.

This is one of the best car channels there are. I really enjoy it, thanks for the content and high quality production.

Heaving heard a superb elaboration again, my thank to you. It is such a delight hearing the nifty revealing details. Wonderful, just wonderful :)

Another splendid video- although it could have been much longer- with possibly external pics of it racing around the corners! Thank you to everyone involved.

It's always interesting to watch an Engineer work on any engine. I use the word Engineer, in the true sense !. Thank you for another very interesting video. All the best, Stu.

My brother owned one of the Turbo R's in those days and loved it. He was known in the Zurich neighborhood for pushing it, so the neighbors waited until he had passed, then went on to drive to work... 🤣 Those were the days...

14:44 no discussion of those headlamps would be complete without mentioning that is the first time that (4) 7 inch round headlamps were used. The US spec headlamps for quad headlamps called for (4) 5.5 inch headlamps, and later (4) of the 5“ x 7“ rectangular headlamps.

I have driven many V8s over the years. Still my favorite balance of power and smoothness. Alas, they will go the way of the dinosaurs I fear...

Just love this channel, always so interesting to here these little tidbits that you never heard before.

Finally!! Someone is reading the comments ;) And as you said, someone is going to correct on details.. the 4-speed was introducec for MY92 and the Zytek for MY96. The mentioned MY94 war has a Bosch Motronic 3.3, while the cars MY90-93 had Bosch Motronic 1.3m before that was Bosch KE-Jetronic.

Ian is so knowledgable and excellent

What a class act I could listen to you all day I wish I could work for you