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◊ 2011-10-24 16:46 |
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◊ 2011-10-24 16:49 |
Looks Bentley grille instead of RR with odd grille mascot (2nd thumb). R-type? |
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◊ 2011-10-24 20:01 |
Very odd. It looks like it is a Bentley rather than a Royce, for sure, but the luggage compartment lid handle and the number plate arrangement are not in accordance with the production cars, which have a handle at the bottom and the carrier for a square number plate mounted more or less centrally on the lid, which opens upwards unlike the Mk VI. This picture also appears to show a rounded off bootlid not incorporating the razor edge lines of the standard model which match the shape of the roof surrounding the rear window. As far as can be seen the rest of the car does look very much like an R-type. -- Last edit: 2011-10-24 20:05:53 |
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◊ 2011-10-24 20:15 |
1st thumb - is that a UK plate behind the yellow? Would the rear plate have been similar UK long format if those are plate lights in main? Therefore could this have been UK modified - such as Radford Bentley R Countryman or similar?? See http://www.rrab.com/jan07.htm and text "Radford converted the standard saloon into a form of hatchback, with a lift gate and tailgate in the original body contour" in http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C186378 . This one may have been slightly blinged since conversion as well. |
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◊ 2011-10-24 20:59 |
This does not look like a Radford Countryman estate car, which, according to the picture of B360SR on page 55 of Bernard King's book on the R-type had a completely different profile. Ten of these were built, but, as you mention, the conversion, of which 11 were built, retained the original profile. I think that you have found the answer, although the shut lines of the lifting rear window are not apparent in the above pictures. |
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◊ 2012-12-23 14:19 |
I agree with john_from_Staffs in that this is an R Type standard steel saloon, as the Countryman conversion would have had the distinctve shut lines around the backlight and for the boot in evidence. |
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