This Bentley belonged to the author of James Bond

Posted on 20-11-2015 at 23:06 by rubenpriest – 17 Comments”

Verstoft, abandoned and forgotten. In other words: barnfinds. This R-Type Bentley suffered the same tragic fate, but carries an interesting history.

The group of dogs of Gullwing Motor Cars can have a extraordinary discovery behind the back. The found R-Type Continental Fastback 1953 is in the possession of Ian Fleming. The man behind the literary splendor of the phenomenon of ‘James Bond’.

The classic was parked in a garage in Hollywood. Fleming is not personally the owner of the Bentley. He gave the car was a gift to Ivar Bryce. The man who, as an inspiration and gold for the James bond character Felix Leiter. It is striking that of all the 208 copies produced, this is the second time that an R-Type as a barnfind is found.

After the Concours d’Elégance in 1971, for example, R-Type, in the conscious garage. Here the car is thick 44 years untouched stood. Specific details of how the classic is on the trail of come, are unfortunately not known.

The R-Type is powered by a six-in-line, 4.6 litre large, linked to a container with four oppose it. The Continental was a version with more power and had a top speed of 193 km/h. Whose deep pockets has access to the classic car company. The Fastback has a sick price tag of almost $ 1.5 million.

Gallery: Bentley R-Type

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