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Rolls-Royce Silver Dawn 1951 PF Coupe - badge on front wing
Bentley R-Type Continental front
Bentley R-Type Continental. Ivan Evernden developed the R-Type Continental with HJ Mulliner and the styling was finished by Stanley Watts of HJM.
Rolls-Royce Silver Dawn 1951 PF Coupe front
Rolls-Royce Silver Dawn 1951 PF Coupe, In August 1950 the chassis of this Silver Dawn was sent to Milano and the purchaser asked Pininfarina to design a body for it. The resulting car was suggested for a production run of Continentals, but at three times the price of a coachbuilt saloon it was not economic and Rolls-Royce Motors came up with the Bentley R-type Continental instead
Rolls-Royce Silver Dawn 1951 PF Coupe rear
Rolls-Royce Silver Dawn 1951 PF Coupe, The Italian businessman who commissioned this coupe from Carrozzeria Pininfarina had hoped that Rolls-Royce Motors would pick this up as a future production model, but instead they commissioned the Bentley R-Type Continental which was considerable cheaper.
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Bentley R-type 1954 Continental Graber Coupe. Only 3 cars were coachbuilt in Switzerland by Graber. Go to page about Graber Bentley
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Lancia Aurelia B20 GT 1955. Styled by Mario Felice Boano at Ghia, and built by Pininfarina, the B20 GT defined a new category of sporting coupe
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Rolls-Royce Silver Dawn 1951 PF Coupe. Sent to an Italian buyer in Milan, he decided to have the chassis bodied by Carrozzeria Pininfarina. There are similarities to the Lancia Aurelia B20 GT.
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