Today, the sight and sound of a vintage racing Bentley thundering past conjures up the same quintessential feeling of British pride as a low-flying Spitfire or Hurricane. Similar to those Battle of Britain warriors, these iconic motor cars were piloted by a unique group of fearless men, colloquially known as the Bentley Boys. They were, of course, quite unlike the professional drivers of today; Sammy Davis, Dr Dudley Benjafield, Woolf ‘Babe’ Barnato, Glen Kidston, Bernard Rubin and Sir Henry ‘Tim’ Birkin were part of a racing and social elite. When not racing, they would be partying or downing cocktails at Barnato’s or one of the other three flats that they inhabited at Grosvenor Square, Mayfair. Sometimes, there were so many Bentleys scattered around the south corner of the square, London…