• Bentley R Type Continental Fastback, LHD 1953
  • Bentley R Type Continental Fastback, LHD 1953
  • Bentley R Type Continental Fastback, LHD 1953
  • Bentley R Type Continental Fastback, LHD 1953
  • Bentley R Type Continental Fastback, LHD 1953
  • Bentley R Type Continental Fastback, LHD 1953
  • Bentley R Type Continental Fastback, LHD 1953
  • Bentley R Type Continental Fastback, LHD 1953
  • Bentley R Type Continental Fastback, LHD 1953
  • Bentley R Type Continental Fastback, LHD 1953
RM Auctions - Sports & Classics of Monterey Aug 17 - 18 2012

Lot sold

900 000 - 1 100 000

Estimate

900 000 - 1 100 000
 
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1953 Bentley R Type

Continental Fastback, LHD
RM Auctions - Sports & Classics of Monterey Aug 17 - 18 | Chatham-Kent

Summary

  • Year of manufacture 
    1953
  • Car type 
    Coupé
  • Drive 
    LHD
  • Condition 
    Used
  • Exterior brand colour 
    Black
  • Interior colour 
    Other
  • Location
  • Exterior colour 
    Other
  • Gearbox 
    Manual
  • Drivetrain 
    2wd
  • Fuel type 
    Other

Description

To be OFFERED AT AUCTION at RM’s Monterey event, August 17-18, 2012. To view this car and others currently consigned to this auction, please visit the RM website at rmauctions.com/Monterey . Chassis No. BC16LA Estimate: $900,000 - $1,100,000 US 178 bhp, 4,887 cc, inlet-over-exhaust, six-cylinder engine, two SU carburetors, four-speed manual gearbox, independent wishbone front suspension with coil springs and anti-roll bar, rear live axle with semi-elliptic leaf springs, and four-wheel mechanical servo braking system with hydraulic front and mechanical rear. Wheelbase 120 .