1953 Bentley R-Type Standard Steel Saloon

1953 Bentley R-Type in Arrête de ramer, t'attaques la falaise, Movie, 1979

Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin:

00:02:23 Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene

Author	Message
DidierF ◊ 2016-01-07 15:45	[729BDV75] Rue de Rivoli, comme (presque) tout le reste des extérieurs. -- Last edit: 2016-01-07 16:31:47
HWJOE ◊ 2016-01-07 16:30	R Type?
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2016-01-07 17:00	Bentley Standard Steel Saloon bodywork. The car has lost its centre driving lamp and has suffered one or two minor dents. If the radiator grille fitted is the original, and not an anachronistic replacement the car is an R-type built on or after chassis B210TN, which was August 1953. The only visible difference in the subject photograph between this and any earlier Mk VI or R-type is the centre bar on the radiator grille, which was not present on earlier models. A view showing a little more of the back quarter of the car would confirm or disprove the model of this Bentley, as the grille is quite easy to change, (I know, I've done it). -- Last edit: 2016-01-07 17:26:40
DidierF ◊ 2016-01-07 17:42	Sorry, John, but these are the two only angles of view.
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2016-01-07 18:29	I have looked through all the R-types built after B210TN, and cannot find the French number plate in the records to allow me to find the chassis number. We could probably accept that the grille is works original, and call it a 1953 R-type Standard Steel Saloon.