Bentley R Type

Bentley R Type
Standard steel sports saloon 1953
Overview
Manufacturer	Bentley Motors Limited (1931)
Also called	Bentley Mark VII
Production	1952–1955 2,323 built
Assembly	Crewe, England
Body and chassis
Class	Luxury car
Body style	Standard 4-door saloon; otherwise as arranged with coachbuilder by customer
Layout	front engine, rear-wheel drive
Related	Rolls-Royce Silver Dawn
Powertrain
Engine	4.6 L IOE straight-6 130 hp (97 kW)(estimate)[1]
Transmission	4-speed manual 4-speed automatic (optional)
Dimensions
Wheelbase	120 in (3,048 mm) [2]
Length	200 in (5,080 mm) [2]
Width	69 in (1,753 mm) [2]
Height	64.5 in (1,638 mm) [2]
Chronology
Predecessor	Mark VI
Successor	S1

The Bentley R Type is the second series of post-war Bentley automobiles, produced from 1952 to 1955 as the successor the Mark VI. Essentially a larger-boot version of the Mk VI, the R type is regarded by some as a stop-gap before the introduction of the S series cars in 1955. As with its predecessor, a standard body was available as well as coachbuilt versions by firms including H. J. Mulliner & Co., Park Ward, Harold Radford, Freestone and Webb, Carrosserie Worblaufen and others.