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Bentley R Type
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<p>The Bentley R Type is the second series of <a href="/facts/Post-war/jWtelFTY">post-war</a> <a href="/facts/Bentley_Motors_Limited/NTLGFkTW">Bentley</a> automobiles, produced from 1952 to 1955 as the successor the <a href="/facts/Bentley_Mark_VI/M8unhYVz">Mark VI</a>. 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. As with its predecessor, <a href="/facts/John_Polwhele_Blatchley/JydbnT7B">a standard body</a> was available as well as coachbuilt versions by firms including <a href="/facts/H._J._Mulliner_%26_Co./sMhscI8B">H. J. Mulliner & Co.</a>, <a href="/facts/Park_Ward/ImWaRGFA">Park Ward</a>, <a href="/facts/Harold_Radford/pxNf9FQr">Harold Radford</a>, <a href="/facts/Freestone_and_Webb/ANwzdNYv">Freestone and Webb</a>, <a href="/facts/Carrosserie_Worblaufen/F77jD2y1">Carrosserie Worblaufen</a> and others. </p>