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2011 Gooding and Company - The Amelia Island Auction
Sale Price :
USD $770,000
1955 Bentley R-Type Auction Sales
Recent Sales of the Bentley R-Type
(Data based on Model Year 1955 sales)
| 1955 Bentley R-Type Lightweight Sports Saloon Chassis#: B215LZX Sold for USD$44,800 2021 Bonhams : Greenwich Concours dElegance Online Auction | |
| 1955 Bentley R-Type Saloon Chassis#: B116ZY Sold for USD$20,250 2019 H & H - Pavilion Gardens Buxton | |
| 1955 Bentley R-Type Saloon Sold for USD$24,750 2017 H & H Auctions - Duxford Motor Car Auction | |
| 1955 Bentley R-Type Continental Fastback Sports Saloon by H.J. Mulliner Chassis#: BC56D Sold for USD$1,080,124 2017 RM Sothebys : London | |
| 1955 Bentley R-Type (Standard Steel Saloon) Chassis#: B206ZY Sold for USD$38,813 2016 Historics at Brookland | |
| 1955 Bentley R-Type Continental Fastback Chassis#: BC67LD Sold for USD$1,017,500 2016 Gooding & Company : The Scottsdale Auction | |
| 1955 Bentley R-Type Continental Sports Saloon by H.J. Mulliner Chassis#: BC67LD Sold for USD$1,127,500 2015 RM Sotheby's : The Andrews Collection | |
| 1955 Bentley R-Type Continental Fastback by H.J. Mulliner Chassis#: BC7E Sold for USD$579,397 2011 RM Auctions - Salon Privé | |
| 1955 Bentley R-Type Continental Fastback Chassis#: BC16LD Sold for USD$770,000 2011 Gooding and Company - The Amelia Island Auction | |
| 1955 Bentley R-Type 4½-Litre Saloon Chassis#: B96ZY Sold for USD$47,727 2010 Bonhams - Rolls-Royce, Bentley Motor Cars and Automobilia | |
| 1955 BENTLEY R-TYPE SALOON 4 DOOR SEDAN Sold for USD$35,200 2007 Barrett-Jackson - Palm Beach 2007 | |
| 1955 Bentley R-Type Fastback Chassis#: BC7E Sold for USD$406,742 2006 Coys Auction - True Greats | |
| 1955 Bentley R Type Continental Fastback by H.J Mulliner Chassis#: BC7E Sold for USD$277,426 2006 Coys Auction -Grandes Marques - Maastricht | |
| 1955 Bentley ‘R' Type 4,566cc Standard Steel Saloon Chassis#: B63ZX Sold for USD$74,677 2004 Bonhams - Collectors' Motor Cars & Automobilia |
Bentley R-Types That Failed To Sell At Auction
1955 Bentley R-Type's that have appeared at auction but did not sell.
| Vehicle | Chassis | Event | High Bid | Est. Low | Est. High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 BENTLEY R-TYPE CONTINENTAL FASTBACK | BC22LD | 2022 Gooding & Company : Pebble Beach | $1,800,000 | $2,500,000 | |
| 1955 Bentley R-Type Continental Sports Saloon | BC59D | 2021 Bonhams : Goodwood Revival : Collectors Motor Cars and Automobilia | $600,000 | $800,000 | |
| 1955 Bentley R-Type Saloon | B116ZY | 2019 H & H Classics Imperial War Museum, Duxford | $18,000 | $22,000 | |
| 1955 Bentley R-Type Continental 4.9-Litre Coupé | BC9LE | 2015 Bonhams : Les Grandes Marques du Monde au Grand Palais | |||
| 1955 Bentley R-Type Continental Sports Saloon by Franay | BC21D | 2015 RM Auctions Paris | $660,000 | $720,000 | |
| 1955 Bentley R-Type Continental | BC72D | 2011 Bonhams Collectors' Motor Cars & Motorcycles | $530,000 | $600,000 | |
| 1955 Bentley R-Type Continental Coupe by Franay | BC.9.LE | 2011 RM Auctions Villa d'Este | $475,000 | $590,000 | $750,000 |
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| 1971 Plymouth Hemi Cuda Chassis#:bs23r1b202804 Sold for $396,000 2024 Mecum : Kissimmee | |
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Continental Fastback
Coachwork: Mulliner
Continental Fastback
Coachwork: Mulliner
