Solved - MJW #176 - Bentley Burma project ADO58

woodinsight · December 29, 2010, 03:49:10 PM

Interesting car but what is it? - full information for a point please

woodinsight · January 04, 2011, 07:20:31 AM

An easy expert point?

Carnut · January 04, 2011, 07:56:38 AM

Looks like some kind of Rover 3-litre based Rolls-Royce project?

fyreline · 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.

woodinsight · 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.

Carnut · 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!

barrett · 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

woodinsight · 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

Vincent Vell Vet · 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?

Carnut · 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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Solved - MJW #176 - Bentley Burma project ADO58