1953 Bentley R-type Continental by HJ Mulliner

1953 Bentley R-type Continental in Hit!, Kinofilm, 1973

Typ: Pkw, Coupé — Herkunftsland:

Fahrzeug im Hintergrund

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perdaniel ◊ 2016-06-20 22:54	It is a Bentley S1 or S2 Fixed Head Coupe. The small picture with distortion from compression makes it difficult to see which.
dsl ◊ 2016-06-20 23:01	Or an R-Type Continental?? I think it has the droopy rear side window which was level on S-Type Continentals??
JB ◊ 2016-06-20 23:30	Visible here: /vehicle_926854-Citroen-SM-1971.html
perdaniel ◊ 2016-06-21 00:31	dsl: It could be an R-Type Continental. The problem with identifying these cars is that a number of them came with custom, handmade bodies. Some S-Type Fixed Head Coupes seem to have drooping rear windows.
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2016-06-21 09:20	1953+ R-type Continental with coachwork by HJMulliner. S-types had scalloped rear wings, not present on this car as seen on the view with the SM. Page 274 "Bentley: Fifty Years of the Marque" by Johnnie Green. (From 1st Edition, 1969) Link to "www.gettyimages.co.uk" Link to "bestcarmag.com" -- Last edit: 2016-06-21 09:32:16