Bentley R type '53 1953
General description :
The Bentley Type R was presented at the 1952 London Motor Show, replacing the MK VI, with the original project name Bentley Mark VII, then Bentley R Type or Bentley Serie R. The name R Type comes from the name of the chassis "RT" developed by the design office of Rolls Royce project manager Ivan Evernden. It retained the front of the Bentley Mark VI, but its trunk was twice as large, It was the last Bentley model to differ from the range of the parent company Rolls Royce, and it competed, in addition to the Rolls, the Lagonda 3 liters, the Jaguar Mk VII, the Delahaye type 235, etc. The Bentley and Bentley R Continental Coupe bodies were designed by Rolls Royce chief designer John P. Blatchley (also designer of previous and subsequent models). The chassis and engine were also sold without the in-house body, and bodied by many prestigious coachbuilders of the time, for example Park Ward, Mulliner, Young, Radford and Hopper, but also Bertone and Pininfarina, Specifications Bodywork Length : cm / in: 506/199,5 Width : cm / in: 178/70 Height : cm / in: 167/66 Wheelbase : cm /in : 305/120 Curb weight: kg / lb : 1880/4145 Mechanics. Displacement : straight-six 4566 cc/278 cu in, front-mounted Valve gear : 12 Fuel system : 2 SU carburettors Gearbox : 3 speed automatic Drive wheels : rear-wheel drive Right hand drive Maximum power : ± 160 hp Maximum torque : Maximum speed : 160 km/h/100
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1953 Bentley R type '53 is listed sold on ClassicDigest in Aalter by Oldtimerfarm Dealer for €38950.
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Car type : Car Make : Bentley Model : R type Model Version : '53 Engine size : 0.0 Model Year : 1953 Location : Aalter
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About Bentley
Before becoming a mere subsidiary to Rolls-Royce, Bentley was an independent Automaker famous for the "fastest lorries in the world" e.i Bentley 4½ Litre.Good ol' Bentley boys (A group of wealthy British motorists, mainly Woolf Barnato, Sir Henry "Tim" Birkin, steeplechaser George Duller, aviator Glen Kidston, S.C.H. "Sammy" Davis, and Dr Dudley Benjafield ) -in their trusty Bentley cars- took four consecutive victories at 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1924, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930
In 1931 Bentley was taken over British Central Equitable Trust that later proved to be a front for Rolls-Royce Limited. Unhappy with his role at Rolls-Royce, W.O. Bentley left the company when his contract expired in 1935 duly joining Lagonda. This was beginning of which ultimately led Bentley cars to become more or less badge-engineered Rolls-Royce.