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Solved - MJW #176 - Bentley Burma project ADO58
« on: December 29, 2010, 03:49:10 PM »
Interesting car but what is it? - full information for a point please
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Re: MJW #176
« Reply #1 on: January 04, 2011, 07:20:31 AM »
An easy expert point?
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Re: MJW #176
« Reply #2 on: January 04, 2011, 07:56:38 AM »
Looks like some kind of Rover 3-litre based Rolls-Royce project?
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Re: MJW #176
« Reply #3 on: January 04, 2011, 08:00:05 AM »
I would agree it's definitely a Rolls-Royce (or Bentley) prototype of some sort, somewhat badly disguised. It looks a bit on the smallish side to be a Silver Shadow prototype but I guess it could be. More likely it's either the Bentley Burma or Rolls-Royce Tibet project . . . and I tend to think it's the Bentley. As to a date, since the Silver Shadow bowed in 1965 I would date it to just prior to that . . . 1963-64?

Added note: Found the very photo after a brief search - this is test driver John Gaskell taking a break during tests at LeMans with a Burma test car.
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Re: MJW #176
« Reply #4 on: January 04, 2011, 08:37:01 AM »
Quote from: fyreline on January 04, 2011, 08:00:05 AM
I would agree it's definitely a Rolls-Royce (or Bentley) prototype of some sort, somewhat badly disguised. It looks a bit on the smallish side to be a Silver Shadow prototype but I guess it could be. More likely it's either the Bentley Burma or Rolls-Royce Tibet project . . . and I tend to think it's the Bentley. As to a date, since the Silver Shadow bowed in 1965 I would date it to just prior to that . . . 1963-64?

Added note: Found the very photo after a brief search - this is test driver John Gaskell taking a break during tests at LeMans with a Burma test car.


Yes, it's the Bentley Burma prototype - well done.
Sorry Carnut if you had said Bentley I would have locked it for you.
Project no. by the way was ADO58.
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Re: Solved - MJW #176 - Bentley Burma project ADO58
« Reply #5 on: January 04, 2011, 10:05:44 AM »
It was a bit of a toss-up whether I put R-R or Bentley as I was only going by the visuals and I wasn't really sure what it was; I was going to look further into it if I was proved right!
Ah well, can't win them all!
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Re: Solved - MJW #176 - Bentley Burma project ADO58
« Reply #6 on: January 04, 2011, 11:57:56 AM »
cool, I've only seen the clay styling models of this before. any more photos of the real thing? Looks nicer in my eyes than the RR Shadow
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Re: Solved - MJW #176 - Bentley Burma project ADO58
« Reply #7 on: January 04, 2011, 11:59:38 AM »
I haven't come across any more photos yet but I'll post them here if I find any
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Re: Solved - MJW #176 - Bentley Burma project ADO58
« Reply #8 on: January 04, 2011, 04:40:01 PM »
Jeez, take away the fancy-pants grill and what do ya have? (Visually)
Looks kinda work-a-day regular nuthin special. I sorta like it!  :)

Was it a prototype they were actually gonna make or was it just to disguse it?
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Re: Solved - MJW #176 - Bentley Burma project ADO58
« Reply #9 on: May 16, 2012, 11:14:25 AM »
Quote from: woodinsight on January 04, 2011, 11:59:38 AM
I haven't come across any more photos yet but I'll post them here if I find any

Here's one:

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