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Mulliner re-creates the 1939 Bentley Corniche

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Geekz Snow
Mulliner re-creates the 1939 Bentley Corniche

One of the cars that was pivotal for Bentley in its early days was the 1939 Bentley Corniche.

The car was a departure from the traditional Bentley cars of the ’20s and ’30s and was the first to introduce streamlining in an attempt to reach faster speeds and improve the performance of the car.

The styling of this historic car influenced the styling of all post-war Bentley models from the R Type Continental to the current Continental GT.

The 1939 Bentley Corniche was introduced in 1939 and was meant to be a higher-performance version of the then-new MkV saloon set to launch in 1939.

During its testing, the car was involved in a serious traffic accident in France in August of 1939.

It was sent to Bentley for repairs, and the original car was lost in France in 1939 at the outbreak of WWII.

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