£57,600
1953 Bentley R-Type ‘Speed Six Replica’ Tourer
Bonhams • UK • 8 Sept 2007
Market Position:
Rare Sale
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£57,600
1953 Bentley R-Type ‘Speed Six Replica’ Tourer
UK • 8 Sept 2007
Vehicle Details
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Condition
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29,632 miles (via 2012 MOT)
RHD
United Kingdom
GSL 736
1953
Auction
£57,600
1953 Bentley R-Type ‘Speed Six Replica’ Tourer
Bonhams • UK • 8 Sept 2007
Market Position:
Rare Sale
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Description
Based on a 1953 Bentley R-Type chassis, this car is recorded in Ray Roberts’ book, Bentley Specials and Special Bentleys, as featuring ‘two-seater vintage style open bodywork following behind a vintage Bentley Speed Six type radiator.’ Even by Bentley standards, the 6½-Litre Speed Six was an exclusive car - only 182 were built between 1928 and 1931 - with ownership confined to a necessarily wealthy few, a situation that obtains to this day.
Small wonder then, that more than one enthusiast had been tempted to recreate what was one of the finest sports cars of the Vintage period using more readily available components.
With characteristic humility ‘W O’ was constantly amazed by later generations’ enthusiasm for the products of Bentley Motors Limited and it is testimony to the soundness of his engineering design skills that so many of his products have survived.
From the humblest of beginnings in a mews garage off Baker Street, London in 1919 the name of Bentley rapidly achieved fame a...
Price Analysis vs Other Speed Six Replicas
£57,600
Lowest Price (All Time)
£420,968
Median Price (All Time)
£1,050,782
Highest Price (All Time)
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MOT Information
Expired
Expired on 27th May 2013
Latest MOT mileage:
29,632 miles
MOT History
Passed
On 26th May 2012, 29,632 miles
Passed
On 17th May 2012, 18,314 miles
Passed
On 1st Jun 2011, 16,941 miles
There was 1 defect noted.
User Entered:
- nsf inner sill corroded
Failed
On 1st Jun 2011, 16,920 miles
There were 6 defects noted.
Fail:
- Nearside front brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.5a)
- Offside front brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.5a)
- Horn not working (1.6.2a)
- Nearside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated (2.5.A.2)
- Service brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)
User Entered:
- nsf inner sill corroded
MOT Mileage Trend
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