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Bentley 6.5 Litre Gurney Nutting Saloon Blue Train Special Green Minichamps 1:18

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Bentley 6.5 Litre Gurney Nutting Saloon Blue Train Special Green Minichamps 1:18 100139520 Diecast
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Minichamps reproduces the Bentley 6.5 Litre Gurney Nutting Saloon in this green Blue Train Special livery at 1:18. A hand-detailed diecast recalling Woolf Barnato's legendary 1930 race against the train.
Bentley 6.5 Litre Gurney Nutting Saloon Blue Train Special Green Minichamps 1:18
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Specifications
Brand
Bentley
Manufacturer
Minichamps
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
Used Model
SKU
100139520
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About the Bentley 6.5 Litre Gurney Nutting Saloon Blue Train Special Green Minichamps 1:18

TL;DR: Minichamps' 1:18 diecast reproduces the Bentley 6.5 Litre Gurney Nutting Saloon in green Blue Train Special livery, marking Woolf Barnato's 1930 race against the Blue Train express. At around 24cm, it anchors a pre-war British luxury display with real motoring lore behind it.

In March 1930, Bentley chairman Woolf Barnato bet he could beat the famous Blue Train from the French Riviera to Calais in his Speed Six. He won, arriving before the train reached Calais, and the story became one of motoring's enduring legends.

Minichamps' 1:18 Diecast Build of a Pre-War Icon

At 1:18, this Bentley runs close to 24cm, a size that gives long, flowing pre-war coachwork the presence it needs on a shelf. Gurney Nutting's saloon body, with its long bonnet and formal cabin, benefits from diecast construction here, since the flat panels and defined creases of a 1930s luxury saloon hold up well in stamped metal. The green Blue Train Special finish carries the paint depth Minichamps applies to its higher-tier pre-war subjects, catching light differently across the long hood than a flat single-tone livery would. Weight in hand signals the zinc alloy build underneath, a heft that matches the substance of the real car it represents. This is a period piece built for collectors who want their pre-war British cars to look and feel the part, not a mass-market impression of one.

The Race That Gave the Bentley Its Name

Barnato's wager was simple and audacious: beat a fast express train across France by car, then keep going to London before a friend's train ticket got him there first. He won both bets, and Bentley later used the Blue Train name for cars finished in the spirit of that dash. Displayed among other pre-war marques or alongside later Bentleys, this Gurney Nutting saloon carries a documented story that few 1930s luxury cars can claim, which gives the model real weight beyond its styling. For a collection built around interwar motoring, few subjects tie a specific, verifiable event this directly to the car on the shelf.

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