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  • Information on the 1952 Bentley R-Type
  • More photographs of the 1952 Bentley R-Type
  • 1952 Bentley R-Type1952 Bentley R-Type1952 Bentley R-Type1952 Bentley R-Type

    1952 Bentley R-TypeThis 1952 Bentley R-Type, chassis number B18RT, was the Earls Court Show Car. It wears coachwork by Abbott, who produced 16 bodies of the 2,323 R-Types produced in the four years of manufacture. This is the only Drophead coupe. The other 15 models were Saloon Coupes.

    The car is powered by an inline, 278.5 cubic-inch six-cylinder engine offering 150 horsepower. It is capable of reaching speeds of 105 mph.