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Bentley R-Type Continental Green Minichamps 1:43

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Bentley R-Type Continental Green Minichamps 1:43 436139424 Diecast
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Minichamps' 1:43 Bentley R-Type Continental reproduces the 1955 fastback coupe in green, cast as a sealed diecast body that keeps H.J. Mulliner's tapered tail unbroken along its full length. Chrome waistline trim and wire wheel detailing hold period-correct proportions, and zinc alloy construction gives the long roofline genuine weight and gloss. A centrepiece choice for a 1950s British grand-touring shelf.
Bentley R-Type Continental Green Minichamps 1:43
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Car Brand
Bentley
Model Manufacturer
Minichamps
Scale
1:43
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
New Model
SKU
436139424
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About the Bentley R-Type Continental Green Minichamps 1:43

TL;DR: Minichamps' 1:43 Bentley R-Type Continental reproduces the 1955 fastback coupe in green, cast as a sealed diecast body that keeps H.J. Mulliner's swept tail unbroken. One of the more elegant post-war Bentley shapes, and a natural centrepiece for a 1950s grand-touring shelf.

Bentley's R-Type Continental, bodied mostly by H.J. Mulliner between 1952 and 1955, earned a period reputation as one of the fastest four-seat cars money could buy. This 1955 example, cast in a rich green rather than the more common black or grey, lets that sweeping fastback tail read clearly.

Minichamps' R-Type Continental and Mulliner's Fastback

H.J. Mulliner's Tapered Fastback Silhouette

H.J. Mulliner's body for the R-Type Continental is one of the more distinctive shapes to come out of British coachbuilding in the 1950s, a long, low fastback with a tapered tail that trailed off almost to a point. Minichamps casts that shape as a single sealed shell, and the choice suits this body particularly well: the tail's continuous taper depends entirely on an unbroken surface, and any panel seam across it would undercut the whole point of Mulliner's design.

Green Paint Against a Traditional Grille

The green finish lets the tapering rear deck catch light along its full length, showing off subtle curvature that a darker colour tends to flatten out. Chrome trim along the waistline and around the headlamp treatment separates cleanly from the body colour, and the wire wheel detailing carries the correct period profile. At the front, the traditional Bentley grille sits upright and narrow against the swept bonnet line, a contrast in proportions this casting renders with genuine precision.

A Sealed Body Suited to Streamlined Coachwork

A 12cm Casting With Genuine Diecast Heft

At 1:43, the R-Type Continental's genuinely long real-world proportions come out close to 12cm, giving the fastback tail room to taper properly. Zinc alloy diecast gives the casting real weight, and that heft matters on a shape this reliant on long, confident lines, since a lighter material can show subtle flex at the roofline or rear deck.

Why an Opening Door Would Undercut the Line

Keeping the body sealed rather than fitted with opening doors is close to the ideal choice here: the original's doors were cut into a body designed around one continuous profile, and a hinge line would interrupt the taper exactly where a collector's eye goes first. Paint depth on the green finish shows genuine gloss under direct light. Compared with the more common black or grey Continental castings, this green example is the rarer find, and arguably the colour that shows the fastback shape to best advantage.

A Centrepiece for 1950s Grand Touring

The R-Type Continental sits near the top of most collectors' lists of the most elegant post-war British grand tourers, and this casting works best as a centrepiece within a 1950s shelf. It pairs naturally with other coachbuilt subjects from the same decade, whether continuing the Bentley story into later Continental generations or setting it against contemporary Jaguar or Aston Martin grand tourers. For collectors who value one genuinely standout shape over a broader spread of ordinary saloons, this is the piece to build the shelf around.

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