1952 Bentley R-Type Standard Steel Saloon [B17RS]

1952 Bentley R-Type [B17RS] in Top Gear, Non-fiction TV, 2002-2015 Ep. 22.08

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1952 Bentley R-Type Standard Steel Saloon [B17RS]

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dsl ◊ 2015-07-06 18:32	PHU 3 details scarce but it seems registered to GREEN 1952 BENTLEY UNKNOWN SPORTS convertible, so may have been switched since last plate info update. Or this one's been butchered.
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2015-07-06 18:38	It looks like an R-type Standard Steel Saloon to me. It is indeed, chassis no B17 RS, an early model, supplied by Bristol Motor Co Ltd in Sept 1952, Velvet Green when new. Apparently a factory trials car. BTW, look at the headlights, no spiders, so, according to some thinking, that makes it an S2. -- Last edit: 2015-07-07 06:39:27

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dsl

◊ 2015-07-06 18:32

PHU 3 details scarce but it seems registered to GREEN 1952 BENTLEY UNKNOWN SPORTS convertible, so may have been switched since last plate info update. Or this one's been butchered.

johnfromstaffs

◊ 2015-07-06 18:38

It looks like an R-type Standard Steel Saloon to me.

It is indeed, chassis no B17 RS, an early model, supplied by Bristol Motor Co Ltd in Sept 1952, Velvet Green when new. Apparently a factory trials car.
BTW, look at the headlights, no spiders, so, according to some thinking, that makes it an S2.

-- Last edit: 2015-07-07 06:39:27

1952 Bentley R-Type Standard Steel Saloon [B17RS]

1952 Bentley R-Type [B17RS] in Top Gear, Non-fiction TV, 2002-2015 Ep. 22.08

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