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1952 Bentley Type R - Rolls Royce Silver Dawn Silver Cloud MK VI Silver Wraith

Sale price: $44,270.00 Make an offer

Car location: Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Sale type: Fixed price listing

Technical specifications, photos and description:

Make:
rolls-royce
Model:
Other
Year:
1952
Type:
sedan
Color:
Blue over silver
Mileage:
1,000
Engine:
6
Transmission:
manual
Fuel Type:
Gas
Trim:
Bentley Type R
Interior Color:
Beige
Vehicle Title:
Clear
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1952 Bentley Type R - Rolls Royce Silver Dawn Silver Cloud MK VI Silver Wraith for sale

Current customer rating: current rating for this car(4.2) based on 754 votes
My 1952 Bentley Type R

~~VIN # B 220 SR~~

Production

Specs for this car:

Mileage: 13. 90

Only 533 of these cars

are registered at Rolls-Royce

Owners' Club of America

VIN #: B 220 SR

All matching numbers

CC #: 4. 66

Engine #: B 1165

About my "girlfriend":

My girl has traveled less than 1. 00 miles since a complete professional chassis

and mechanical restoration in 2012 and 2013. The restoration is totaling over $30. 00. 00 (Paint

5 k. re-chrome 3 k. Seals/Rubber 1 k. Mechanical 10 k and interior 8 k) to make it the best Bentley Type R for sale

online. In my opinion an exquisite pleasure to drive

or ride in it :).

A comprehensive documentation of the body and mechanical restoration along with

photographs and detailed receipts come with the car. (

be/Uu 7 bi 2 k Lcns )

About me:

I am a private collector that love classic cars. It is the feeling you get when

you are driving one of this great cars down in an open road somewhere that makes

me buy them and restore them to perfection or at least I am trying :). I bought

this car in 2011 and one of the things I like about this and all Bentleys is the

unmistakable characteristics that define luxury. distinctive design.

breathtaking power and performance. a refined and exhilarating driving

experience. Yet it is the combination of these characteristics that makes this

brand so unique.

More about the car:

My girlfriend is a extremely well-documented. she comes with all the documents

dating to 1952. She is all complete down to its original British License Plate

(ASO 400). tool set. including the hubcap wrench. jack. hand-cranks. flash light

and pump for inflating tires. All numbers are documented. and matching. She also comes with the original owner's manuals and the

first owner's information in Scotland. The car was imported to America in 1977

and the second owner held her in

captivity in South Carolina since 1977-2011. This car is register at the

Rolls-Royce

Owners' Club of America .

This Type R Bentley will surely provide its next owner wonderful afternoons at

any car show events or the pure

driving pleasure that has become synonymous with this famous elegant

car. Its mechanical condition is no less impressive. the car performs admirably

and doesn't have any overheating issues. My girlfriend can be driven to the west

coast without any mechanical issues but it will be a shame. she is too good

looking to do that :).

Her

b ody is very

nice and laser straight lines . and

all body panels align nicely and correctly. Suicide-Style Doors. hood. and trunk

lid are all operating with ease. and windows are rolling up and down without any

problems. All glass is complete. clear. and without any cracks.

Beside its elegant and desirable

BLUE over SILVER exterior and beige over blue

interior color combination. this Bentley is equipped with optional factory sunroof.

Chrome is all complete. Grill looks perfect without any dings or dents in it and it is

complimented with its MASCOT . Headlights are

original . and look wonderful!

Interior is all complete. down to its

cigarette lighter. radio and foot-resets. Interior wood is all there. and shine s

in its full glory.

About her price:

Professionally appraised by

AUTOMOBILE APPRAISAL SERVICE at $43. 00. 00. This appraisal is consistent with the

2012 Hagerty Price Guide which values Series 2

1952 Bentley Type R at

$43. 00. 00.

You can download the appraisal document from a professional company in pdf format following this link:

www. mdpe 2 go. com/1952/AUTOMOBILE_APPRAISAL_SERVICE_1952_Bentley_R_Type. pdf

(It is a big file so be patient)

This appraisal is consistent with the

2012 Hagerty Price Guide which values Series 2

1952 Bentley Type R at

$43. 00. 00.

You can download the appraisal document from a professional company in pdf format following this link:

www. mdpe 2 go. com/1952/AUTOMOBILE_APPRAISAL_SERVICE_1952_Bentley_R_Type. pdf

You can also view the Hagerty appraised car value following this link:

hagerty. com/valuationtools/HVT/Vehicle Search/Report?vc=1336288

My Bentley Restoration Blog :

blogspot. com/

ABOUT BENTLEY TYPE R HISTORY

After the World War II Rolls Royce

resumed car production with the Bentley Mark VI. which in 1952 evolved into the

R-Type. Departing from the custom coach bodies of the pre-war era. the first

post World War II cars were factory fitted with steel coach work. A limited

number of Mark VI. and R's were re-badged with Rolls-Royce grills and marketed

as Silver Dawns.

The R-Type was known as the big bore and

big boot sports saloon which was advertised as The Silent Sports Car To be

driven by its owner!! A 4. 6 Liter straight six-cylinder engine with four-speed

floor shift makes the car very responsive and fun to drive.

What makes this Bentley special is that

1953 was the last year that offered 4-speed manual

transmission which made this car nimble and less fun to

drive. as later cars were offered with less desirable automatic transmission.

My Bentley Type R is the most complete car you will ever find for sale online. Displaying the original radio. original Yale car keys. original sunroof. original flash light. original tools and original center hand rest piece. The radio was working

before I converted the car from 6 amp to 12 amp but everything else works. "ALL" the dash lights. speedometer. temp. engine pressure. clock. etc. It is quite amazing if we take

in consideration that the car is 63 years old.

The car has been upgraded from a generator to an alternator for a better driving

experience at night! I have kept the original generator and comes with the car.

The tires are new and they are Bridgestone asymmetrical radial tires. specific

to the period. are mounted on correctly sized Bentley Iron Wheels with brand new

Bentley Badges.

Wearing new Bridgestone Turanza with the "CORRECT" no White WALL/Line

tires.

The car has always been stored in my garage.

But Lets's see a little bit of her. :

*** The Carolina blue and sun skies is making her shine like crazy!

***

Mirror finish paint

All 47 pieces of chrome are re-Chrome

GORGEOUS NAVY BLUE OVER LIGHT SILVER EXTERIOR

(I spent more than $1. 00. 00 just with the seals)

CLOSE UPS TO SEE THE QUALITY OF THE CHROME BUT THE SUN IS NOT ALLOWING IT! :(

Original Headlights very rare to find in mint condition

The fog light has a little/tiny dent :(

*** Re-Chrome Bentley Grill ***

Engine is all original and clean but it is not detailed / Bentley oil

leak comes with the car free :)

*** Both Traficators / Turn signals work as it should ***

*** The Carolina blue and sun skies is making her shine like crazy!

***

*** original flash light in the engine compartment & Trunk Tools ***

My 1952 Bentley Type R INTERIOR

Words cannot do justice to the amazing condition

Finished in the gorgeous color combination. An

original Navy blue color. this Bentley Type R is

a showpiece all the way! The body is rust free. dent free. laser straight.

*** 100% Wool as the Headliner ***

Navy blue carpet with beige piping

Rear hand rest

Original screws under the front seats

Headliner without the sun roof / the interior light has also been rechrome

Sun roof with the original label

My Bentley Type R UNDERCARRIAGE

The drive in this car is just as wonderful as it's looks. The engine starts

effortlessly and comes to idle very quickly. the clutch feels perfect and she

shifts into gear flawlessly. Down the road she goes without a care in the world

as this is easily as much driving fun as you can have with your clothes on and

still be legal! The double overhead cam 4. 6 L engine purrs like a kitten and

pulls as strong as day one. The steering is hard. handling. and braking are all

excellent and the car literally inspires confidence when driving and she begs

for more.

The undercarriage is solid but needs a little bit of cleaning

No holes or rust perforations in the chassis

the undercarriage looks amazing. the majority of left hand driver cars

looks awful underneath but this one is the exception

all chassis is original. it has NOT been welded / ALL ORIGINAL

These pictures where just taken and I try hard to

describe my "girlfriend" honestly and accurately. Transportation is free anywhere in

the continental USA only with a buy it now option. This amazing Bentley is a must of you are looking for a Type

R than can be shown as well as driven and examples like this are getting very

hard to find. Please feel free to email any questions or offers via ebay. thanks for looking and good luck!!

My 1952 Bentley Type R VIDEOS

~~VIN # B 220 SR~~

Are all these pictures not enough?

Then

please view all these 7 videos:

This is day 1 before all the restoration started

(October

2012)

47 pieces replated

(November. 2012)

After paint job - car needed to be clean

(March. 2013)

Car clean and painted arrived home after 3 months of hard work

Final Project view 360 Degrees

(April. 2013)

Leather seats/Headliner Interior Video

Driving on the road experience / Interior view while driving

YOU CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF HER!

Are you interested in seeing all the restoration process? If yes. keep scrolling

down. :)

OR

My Bentley Restoration Blog :

blogspot. com/

My Bentley Type R RESTORATION PICS

RESTORATION WORK LIST:

Restored over

the last TWO years. The car was a good clean car to start

with but just wanted to make it extra special and enjoy the project achieving

this:

New 4 Bridgestone Turanza tires without

the

white line wall. These cars came without the white line!

New brake lines

New Rear wheel

bearings

New Front wheel

bearings

New electric fan

installed

New lower. upper and bypass hoses

New modern plug wire set

New 47 rechrome pieces

New ignition wire set

New alternator

New headlight installation with high density but keeping the original housing

New vacuum hose

New front stabilizers

for handling better

New parking cable

New exhaust chrome

pipe

Full service done in

February 2013 (oil. oil filter. air filter. two gasoline filters belts. all new fluids. spark

plugs)

Check servo in

transmission

New fuel line

New headlight seals

New Weather-strip door

seals

New drop glass to

frame and sunroof

New felt seal window

glass

New Petro flap rubber

seal

New complete Leather

interior in original color blue piping matching carpets and beige trim for carpets and blue piping in seats and door panels as the original

Front Seats

Rear Seats

4

Door panels

2

hand rest (one for each front door)

2 sun visors

2 hand rest for the back seats

1

Middle hand rest section

2 Vanities in the back section

New Saw in 100% WOOL Headliner.

All interior has been redone. sunroof. headliner. vanity section and each door plastic seals recover with the 100% wool

New fluids (coolant.

brakes. oil. clutch. transmission)

New filters

New paint sooth like

glass. 2 nd class level

Clean tank and filter

Rebuilt

carburetors

Over $30. 00. 00 spent

in Mechanical. chrome. interior and paint restoration in the last year with all

receipts upon request. Please see video to see all the records. This is not me

typing the work it is a receipt for everything type in. :) Many listing are

just saying it but they haven't done anything to the car bc they don't have any

service records of it to prove it! BE SMART BUYER AND DON'T BELIEVE WHAT YOU DON'T SEE.

This is a completed orginal "all together" 1952 Bentley Type R Saloon which can simply be purchased

and enjoyed. This is not the average Type R. I have spent money and time to

make it one of the best Type R for sale which makes for a perfect

high standard weekend driver. These cars are going up in value. This model was

the last year that Bentley Installed a manual transmission in it. Restoring these can be expensive

and difficult if you are not experienced so this one makes for great buying

considering everything has been done. This car has been appraised for $43. 00. 00

and is insured by Hagerty for this amount and also is listed in their price

guide value for more than this amount. Our reserve is very low compare to the real value of this

car. Good luck with bidding on it.

~~VIN # B 220 SR~~

PICTURES BEFORE & AFTER RESTORATION

Many companies have worked on the car. Automotive international. Kustom

shop. upholestery leather. inc. . Geralds shop. Lejos corporation.

after market industries etc.

My Bentley Type R Chroming Process

All 47 pieces of chrome were removed from the car to be replated.

Lejos corporation in Concord North Carolina worked on the re-Chroming

These are all 47 chrome parts replaced from the car and rechrome

Here are some old pictures of the chrome before rechroming

huge dent on the bumper (prior rechroming)

Wheel cap prior rechroming

superficial rust on the front and back overriders before rechroming

Here are some close ups of the new replated chrome pieces

front bumper and overrider

Headlights

Front Bentley wheel with mascot

PAINT WORK SECTION

The Bentley look great from 10 ft away before we painted but this was a

close up picture of the car when we bought it!

Both quarter panels had been repaired. They welded instead of using bondo

sill plate area to the bare metal to see that the car was almost rust free

before we start the project

striping the important areas to check for rust

sill plate area on the passenger side

quarter pannels prime after welding the area in new metal same gauge size

as the rest of the car

preping for priming

preping for priming

Final paint job. NOW She just needs a cleaning service and reinstalling

chrome. lights. seals. interior in her will do the magic :)

MUFFLER WORK / REPLACED SECTION

Old muffler

new chrome muffler (the car sound is amaizing now)

WOOD WORK / REFINISHED SECTION

LEATHER INTERIOR / PRE-WORK & NEW SECTION

Front seat: It is not clear in this picture but the second owner painted

the seats. door panels. etc.

instead of staining it properly that's why I re-do the entire

interior bc i like originality even if it looks old and crack

Terrible "paint job" :) from previous owner painted instead of

stain the leather.

This is the piping. if we turn it over we see that the original color was

navy blue instead of grey

New leather hide for our new interior. 12 hides used to re-do the entire

car.

MECHANICAL WORK SECTION

Gerald Master Jaguar/Rolls Royce Mechanic completed some of the work

~~VIN # B 220 SR~~

.

ARE YOU STILL NOT SATISFY WITH ALL THE PICS

AND INFO PROVIDED?

Well. I have a solution for you go to see

my blog 4 more INFO AND PICS :)

MARC'S BLOG :

blogspot. com/

P. S. : DEPOSIT IS NOT REFUNDABLE / CAR NEEDS TO BE PAID IN FULL WITHIN 7 DAYS AFTER THE AUCTION IF NOT THE CAR WILL BE RELIST.

Car is available for buyer inspection/due diligence prior to sale. I don't have any problem to show the car or test drive it with me driving it! I am not a dealer and I have a lot of cars an accident test driving car will increase the entire collector policy. Seller takes no liability for buyers duty to do his own due pre purchase diligence. I'll not accept an inspection of the car after wining the auction. after the auction is closed down payment needs to be paid within the 24 hours and it is a requirement before I sent any car documentation.

Dealers are not welcome to buy this car. or day dreamers.

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