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1953 Bentley R-Type Coupe



Fresh from decades of storage, this exceptionally rare 1953 Bentley R-Type Coupe with coachwork by Graber presents an exciting restoration opportunity. Finished in white over tan and equipped with desirable left-hand drive, it is one of the scarce coachbuilt examples created by Graber.



Swiss coachbuilder Carrosserie Hermann Graber produced a small number of bespoke Bentley bodies with production believed to have been in the single digits. The 1953 Bentley R-Type Coupé with coachwork by Graber is one of the most desirable and elegant coachbuilt Bentleys of the postwar era. Unlike the standard factory-bodied R-Type saloons, these cars were delivered as rolling chassis and then bodied by specialist coachbuilders. The coachbuilder was Carrosserie Graber, the renowned Swiss firm founded by Hermann Graber. Grabers designs were noted for their restrained elegance, slim rooflines, large glass areas, and subtle continental styling that differed markedly from contemporary British coachbuilders. Bentley chassis sent to Graber were often completed as graceful two-door coupés or cabriolets, making them among the rarest R-Type variants. Many historians consider the Graber-bodied Bentleys among the most attractive postwar Bentleys ever built.



Exceptionally rare R-Type Coupe with coachwork by Graber

One of a handful produced, possibly one of the last in existence

Desirable Left-Hand Drive example

An elegant and exclusive coachbuilt post war Bentley and a compelling restoration opportunity



Price: $54,500

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