1927 Bentley 4½ Litre ‘Blower’ Will Blow Your Lego-Obsessed Mind

The 1927-1931 4½-Litre Bentley ‘Blower’ is one of the brand’s most iconic cars of all time and quite possibly the most recognizable racing car ever to wear the winged B badge.

For these reasons alone, the ‘Blower’ deserves to have its own Lego set, but if you’re not convinced, maybe this independent effort from BC Art will get your vote. Posted on the Lego Ideas page, the project has racked up 5,676 endorsements so far with 280 days left before voting is closed.

To be officially picked up by Lego, an independent set like this one must get 10,000 supporters. This looks totally doable considering that the project was submitted in April.

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Combining Lego bricks and Technic, the Bentley Blower set features two shades of green – a dark racing green for the chassis, fuel tank, wheels and bonnet and a camouflage green for the car body. It features a working steering function that mimics the real mechanism on the car, a removable bonnet that reveals the supercharged engine and steering column, as well as a spare wheel and small storage box.

We really like the attention to detail of the creator, who also fitted tilted front wheels for a positive camber as was the norm in the era. Remarkably, the rear differential is linked to the engine, meaning the crankshaft will turn when the car if pushed along.

The project was started in August 2018 and took around eight months of on and off progress to complete. The author says he spent countless hours redesigning every part over and over again until everything was spot on. The finished item speaks for itself, so if you like it, go to the Lego Ideas page and hit the ‘Support’ button.