1954 Bentley R-Type Drop Head Coupé by Park Ward [B3YA]

1954 Bentley R-Type Drop Head Coupé [B3YA] in The Cherry Picker, Movie, 1974

Class: Cars, Convertible — Model origin:

Vehicle used by a character or in a car chase

Author	Message
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2022-11-20 21:54	R-type. 1954 Park Ward dhc. Chassis No. B3YA Originally TKN1. Also carrying from time to time the following plates: PLB66; 172RBM; JRH5; HN77; JTF167B. -- Last edit: 2022-11-20 22:07:39
jcb ◊ 2022-11-20 22:02	Is it still around ?
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2022-11-20 22:03	In USA in 1980. Not in current BDC Membership. -- Last edit: 2022-11-20 22:05:29
dsl ◊ 2022-11-20 22:10	3 appearances so far, all with 172 RBM plate, although robgeelen2 wrote The car had no less than 8 different registration numbers.
jcb ◊ 2022-11-20 22:17	And the common theme in all 3 appearances is Patrick Cargill who drives it in this movie. Must have been his at the time. -- Last edit: 2022-11-20 22:17:56
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2022-11-21 18:25	I have checked the 1982 and 2015 BDC Membership lists,, and the car does not appear, neither does Patrick Cargill in the ‘82 list. If he looks comfortable and relaxed when driving the car during the film, it is quite possible that he owned it. They aren’t hard to drive, but with a right hand four on the floor gearchange, no power steering but very powerful mechanical servo brakes, they do take some getting used to.