From the latest Bentley EVs and hybrids to the earliest 3 Litre cars and aero engines, from this week’s Autocar to daring pre-WW1 racing exploits and Bentley personalities – our mission is to embrace every era and aspect of the Bentley story and to preserve Bentley history and heritage and share them with the world. Explore our website to discover more!
The Bentley Memorial Foundation was established as a UK registered charity in 1998 to safeguard the remarkable collection of Bentley historical records, photographs and artefacts gathered by the Bentley Drivers Club from 1936. Since then we’ve become the major global resource centre for the world of Bentley. We’re the custodians of Bentley heritage DNA, the recognised authority with unrivalled knowledge covering more than a century of cars and every facet of Bentley history – past, present and future. This is how we tell the Bentley story:
Preserve and digitise
Our renowned collection of Bentley documents, records, photos and artefacts assembled over some 90 years – and still growing.
Acquire
Significant Bentley material by donation and purchase.
Research
Our Archive and Library are consulted every year by owners, enthusiasts, historians and media.
Display
We stage outstanding presentations of Bentley history at our Wroxton HQ and external events.
Publish
Definitive books, our journal 1888 and articles on well known and neglected areas of the Bentley story – in print and digitally.
Educate
With talks, lectures, awards and events.
As an independent charity, the Foundation relies on your donations to continue and expand our work. Every one of these is vital to our mission. Please support us today.
The WO Bentley Memorial Foundation UK Registered Charity no. 106979
In memoriam
