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The Bentley S1 (originally simply "Bentley S") was a luxury car produced by Bentley Motors Limited from 1955 until 1959. The S1 was derived from Rolls-Royce's complete redesign of its standard production car after World War II, the Silver Cloud. Each was its maker's last standard production car with an independent chassis.
Freestone and Webb were English coachbuilders who made bodies for Rolls-Royce and Bentley motor cars but also built bodies on other chassis including Alfa Romeo, Packard, and Mercedes-Benz. The business was founded in 1923 by V.E. Freestone and A.J. Webb as a specialist coachbuilding service in workshops (Unity Works) in Brentfield Road ...
4-door saloon variations provided by coachbuilders were: 2-door convertible 2-door coupé: Related: Bentley S1: Powertrain; Engine: 4.9 L (300 cu in) I6: Transmission: 4 speed GM Hydramatic automatic [2] Dimensions; Wheelbase: 123 in (3,124 mm) (short-wheelbase) [3] [2] 127 in (3,226 mm) (long wheelbase, offered for 1957 and 1958 cars) Length ...
The Bentley version was updated in July 1984 with a new name, the Continental, [14] revised and color-coded bumpers, rear view mirrors, a new dash and improvements to the seats. [ 8 ] Production totaled 1090 Rolls-Royce Corniche Saloons, 3239 Rolls-Royce Corniche Convertibles, 69 Bentley Corniche Saloons and 77 Bentley Corniche Convertibles.
He learned his craft from frame builders in England, most notably Jim Collier and Bill Philbrook. [6] He was a racing cyclist selected for the national team, the R.A.F. , the Brighton-Glasgow and the London Centre in the 1952 Tour of Britain (Milk Race), before an accident forced him to retire from competition.
conventional non-Weymann coachwork frame (Volvo ÖV 4) Gurney Nutting Weymann body Bentley 4½-litre May 1928. The Weymann system comprises an ultra-light wood framework with special metal joints so that timber does not touch timber. Small metal panels are inserted between the fabric and the framework to make rounded external corners.
Lugged steel frame can be repaired more easily than MIG or TIG welded steel frames; a broken tube can be removed by the application of heat to un-braze (known as sweating) its joints, enabling tube replacement. Steel frames generally are easier to repair than aluminium or exotic materials, and for this reason steel frames are preferred by many ...
The big boot. The Bentley R Type is the second series of post-war Bentley automobiles, produced from 1952 to 1955 as the successor the Mark VI.Essentially a larger-boot version of the Mk VI, the R type is regarded by some as a stop-gap before the introduction of the S series cars in 1955.