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- OBJECT TYPE
- 4dr/sedan/hardtop/gas
- DATE
- 1952
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1974.0503.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Bentley Motors Ltd.
- MODEL
- Bentley/R
- LOCATION
- Crewe, England
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- B-362Y
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 10
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- LEATHER/ WOOD (WALNUT)/ METAL/ GLASS/ SYNTHETIC/ BAKELITE
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 494.0 cm
- Width
- 166.0 cm
- Height
- 161.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- 1880.0
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Motorized Ground Transportation
- Category
- Automotive vehicles
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Bentley
- Country
- England
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Crewe
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
This vehicle belonged to the assistant of the British High Commission in Ottawa, Canada's capital. It was bought at Jack Barclay Ltd in London. - Function
-
Owner driven passenger vehicle for general transportation. - Technical
-
This vehicle was part of the second series offered by Bentley after WW2. The previous one was Mark VI. It is a remake of Mark VI with greater engine displacement and a longer tail. It is also the first Bentley offered with an optional automatic transmission. Type R Bentley's were produced from 1952 until 1955. About 2323 were produced. This model is also very similar to the Rolls-Royce Silver Dawn. However, Bentley was more popular and the vast majority of cars made at the Crewe factory were Bentleys. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- N/A
- Missing
- From CA of 08/26/1997 by Carrie Misener: Yes - Four tool slots are empty.
- Finish
- SILVER GREY BODY-GREY PAINT, DARK ON TOP/ BROWN LEATHER SEATS/ BROWN INTERIOR/ RED PIN STRIPING ALONG LENGTH OF CAR AT BOTTOM OF WINDOW LEVEL/ DASH IS WOOD (WALNUT)/ 4SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION/ MILEAGE 32,444/ RIGHT HAND DRIVE/ MULTI-BAND RADIO (AM & FM)/ INSTRUMENTS: SMITHS- CLOCK (ELECTRIC), FUEL GAUGE, AMPS (+30 TO -30), WATER TEMP (30-BOILING), OIL, (0-40 PSI) SPEEDOMETER (0-110 M.P.H.), ADJUSTABLE MILE CLOCK/ * CONT'D
- Decoration
- N/A
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Bentley Motors Ltd., Automobile, 1952, Artifact no. 1974.0503, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1974.0503.001/
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