This 1953 Bentley R-Type is a Real-Life James Bond Car - BoldRide.com
This gorgeous Bentley, originally purchased by Fleming, may be the closest thing to a real-world Bond car as it gets. In late 1952, Ian Fleming ordered this 1953 Bentley R-Type Continental Fastback for his longtime friend Ivar Bryce—the man who inspired the Bond character Felix Leiter. RELATED: Take a Look at the Actual James Bond 1964 Aston Martin DB5. As far as Bentley cars go, this one is greater than most. Only 207 versions of the high performance R-Type Continental were built, spanning the years 1952 to 1955. When Ian Fleming ordered this car—chassis number BC10LB—it marked the first R-Type grand tourer built on a revised chassis layout. For added rarity, this car’s manual gearbox makes it one of only 34 models to receive the transmission, and its left-hand-drive setup makes it one of only 11. Ivar Bryce and his wife Josephine Hartford took ownership of the specially ordered car... It then spent time at the couple’s country home in the United Kingdom, then in the Bahamas in 1955, followed by stays in New York City and finally Vermont in the late ‘50s. RELATED: See More of the Epic ’50s Bentley R-Type Continental Fastback. Source: news.boldride.com
