Highland Sports Coupe project...

[Alan]

In 1984 it was probably thought that the Gurney Nutting Coupe was the car used, but since then other things have come to light- like it wasn’t on final test until 10 days after the race. It can’t have been that car. He event has been portrayed as a result of a casual bet by Barnato. It’s more likely it was a carefully planned publicity stunt by Bentley. If so, it didn’t go exactly to plan. Barnato was prosecuted for racing on public roads and Bentley were banned from the Paris motor show that year. Rover and Alvis had previously raced the train and beaten it to Calais. Barnato and car were in London before the train arrived at Calais