Vintage Bentleys aren't known for their reliability, but it's rarely the engine itself you hear about going wrong. It's other old car stuff, like the hydraulics systems, the electronics, or the infamous Bosch Continuous Injection System (CIS) that malfunctions. This 6.75-liter L-Series V8 is an exception, and a great demonstrator of how hydrolocking an engine leads to catastrophic failure.
