Bentley 'Team Blower' Le Mans Racer Headed To Pebble Beach

Its driver's seat is hardly the lap of luxury. There's nary a stitch of diamond-quilted leather, and at speed, it'll hardly be a whisper-quiet womb.

But the classic Bentley that will be displayed at this year's Concours d’Elegance in Pebble Beach is a key piece of the company's heritage—and the spiritual ancestor to today's gentlemen bruisers, including its Continental GT3-R.

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Dubbed the "Team Blower," the No 9 car was campaigned during the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1930, and features an open cockpit along with a prominent supercharger at the nose. Factory drivers Woolf Barnato and Glen Kidston piloted another Blower Bentley to victory that year, but the "Team" car's historic provenance has made it a popular attraction at vintage events.