1953 Bentley R-Type Saloon

Gorgeous Restoration, Concours Quality

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This is a gorgeous LHD R-Type with the very desirable Big Boot-Big Bore configuration. This has the automatic transmission and the iconic sunroof. This really is the ideal combination of features and can be shown at most any concours event worldwide.

THE ESSENTIALS

Soon to be live on Bring-a-Trailer online auction. This is one of the best restored R-Type Bentley’s that you that you will ever see with the most desirable Big-Boot and Big Bore configuration in LHD with the automatic transmission.

Starting life as a trials car for Rolls-Royce Motors of Canada, this Bentley stayed with a few long-term Canadian owners its entire lifetime. Over the last ten years, this R-Type benefitted from a gorgeous no expense spared restoration to the highest levels we’ve ever seen. Finished in an elegant light green metallic with a gorgeous tan leather interior, even the engine compartment has received a concours upgrade. The chrome and stainless steel have been refinished to the very highest standards.

Being ordered new with the factory sunroof, automatic transmission (a rare specification in 1953) and left-hand drive, this Bentley has the desirable larger engine displacement and the larger, more balanced looking larger trunk design.

This Bentley is complete with a complete set of small and large tools, the Owners Handbook, AM radio and about 130 pages of invoices and history documents.

For more information and details, please call or text Harry Clark at +1.602.245.7200 or email us at sales@classicpromenade.com. This Bentley is available for inspection at our showroom in Phoenix. We are pleased to coordinate inspections, and we help coordinate shipping worldwide. We also have financing partners if you are interested in financing.

1953 Bentley R-Type Saloon

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LOCATION	USA
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1953 Bentley R-Type Saloon

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VIN	B80LTN
BODY STYLE	Saloon (Sedan)
FUEL	Gasoline
MILES	41,000
GEARBOX	Automatic
DOORS	4
INT COLOR	Tan Leather
EXT COLOR	Light Green Metallic (DB274)
YEAR	1953
LOCATION	Phoenix, AZ

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Bentley R-Type

The Bentley R Type is the second series of post-war Bentley automobiles, replacing the Mark VI. Essentially a larger-boot version of the Mk VI, the R type is regarded by some as a stop-gap before the introduction of the S series cars in 1955. As with its predecessor, a standard body was available as well as coachbuilt versions by firms including H. J. Mulliner & Co., Park Ward, Harold Radford, Freestone and Webb, Carrosserie Worblaufen and others. During development it was referred to as the Bentley Mark VII; the chassis cards for these cars describe them as Bentley 7. The R Type name which is now usually applied stems from chassis series RT. The front of the saloon model was identical to the Mark VI, but the boot (trunk) was almost doubled in capacity.[citation needed] The engine displacement was approximately 4½ liters, as fitted to later versions of the Mark VI. An automatic choke was fitted to the R-type's carburetor. The attachment of the rear springs to the chassis was altered in detail between the Mark VI and the R Type.

1953 Bentley R-Type Saloon

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1953 Bentley R-Type Saloon

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