Bentley - Bentley Continental
The Bentley Continental project had started in 1951 and announced in 1953. This was a new car worthy of the sporting Bentley name, a car that would carry 4 people and capable of 120 mph, in silence, and returning good fuel economy! H.J. Mulliner were responsible for producing the light weight with minimal frontal area bodywork for these streamlined fast back saloons, The only odd thing about them was the traditional looking conventional radiator shell at the front. The engines were initially the "big bore" 4.5 litre (with higher compression and other work), but this engine was further enlarged to 4.9 litres, which led into the S Series Bentleys engine configuration. The Bentley R Type Continental was produced until 1955.
The Bentley Continental name was reused again from 1984 with the new Bentley Continental based on the 2 door Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow.
Original tyre fitment for the Bentley Continental was 6.50x16. We would recommend the radial tyre equivalent size Blockley 185VR16 - see full details of this tyre at the link below.
