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Bentley 6.5 Litre Gurney Nutting Saloon Blue Train Special Green Minichamps 1:43

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Bentley 6.5 Litre Gurney Nutting Saloon Blue Train Special Green Minichamps 1:43 436139501 Diecast
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Minichamps' 1:43 diecast Bentley 6.5 Litre Gurney Nutting Saloon recreates the 1930 'Blue Train Special' in green, its sealed one-piece body cast to hold the fastback saloon shape tied to Woolf Barnato's famous wager against Le Train Bleu. The sealed body carries crisp shut lines and period-correct detailing, including wire wheels and a side-mounted spare, rather than any opening panel. A story-rich pick for a special-and-unique-models shelf rather than a routine pre-war saloon.
Bentley 6.5 Litre Gurney Nutting Saloon Blue Train Special Green Minichamps 1:43
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Brand
Bentley
Manufacturer
Minichamps
Scale
1:43
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
New Model
SKU
436139501
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About the Bentley 6.5 Litre Gurney Nutting Saloon Blue Train Special Green Minichamps 1:43

TL;DR: Minichamps' 1:43 diecast Bentley 6.5 Litre Gurney Nutting Saloon recreates the 1930 'Blue Train Special' in green, its sealed one-piece body holding the fastback saloon shape tied to Woolf Barnato's famous race against Le Train Bleu. A genuine pre-war legend for a special-models shelf.

The story is part of British motoring folklore: a Bentley owner wagering he could beat France's fastest express train home, then reportedly arriving at his London club before the train even reached Calais. Whatever the exact margin, the Gurney Nutting-bodied saloon behind that legend is precisely what Minichamps reproduces here.

Minichamps' 1:43 Bentley 6.5 Litre in Blue Train Livery

A Sealed Fastback Saloon Body from the Coachbuilt Era

This Bentley is cast as one sealed shell, its long, tapering fastback tail and low, sloped rear window held as a single unbroken surface rather than assembled from separately hinged panels. That construction favors exactly the kind of shape Gurney Nutting was known for in this period: a saloon body styled with far more aerodynamic intent than most of its four-door contemporaries, its rear deck curving down in a single continuous line. Shut lines along the doors and running boards stay fine and consistent, and the long, louvered hood holds a flat, even surface without the waviness a lesser casting would show on a panel this large.

Green Paint and Pre-War Coachbuilt Detail

Lifted from its case, the zinc-alloy body carries substantial weight, appropriate for a saloon built on a genuinely large pre-war chassis. The green paint sits deep and even on the metal shell, and the wire wheels, exposed headlamps, and long side-mounted spare tire, all defining features of the period, are picked out with the crisp separation this era of coachbuilt design demands. The Bentley badge on the radiator grille and the fine pinstriping along the body's character line hold their register under close inspection, details that matter enormously on a subject this historically specific.

The Legend Behind the Blue Train Special

Woolf Barnato's Wager Against Le Train Bleu

In March 1930, Bentley chairman and racing driver Woolf Barnato reportedly wagered he could drive from the French Riviera to London faster than Le Train Bleu, the fabled express carrying wealthy travelers back from the Mediterranean coast. Driving this very configuration, a 6.5 Litre Speed Six chassis wearing a Gurney Nutting fastback saloon body he had commissioned for himself, Barnato is said to have reached his London club before the train completed its own journey. The exact margins of that race have been retold and embellished over nine decades, but the car and its association with the stunt are well documented, and the story remains one of the most enduring pieces of Bentley folklore.

Why Pre-War Legend Cars Command a Different Kind of Attention

Special and unique models like this one occupy a different collecting lane than ordinary vintage classics: their value rests on a documented story as much as on the car's engineering, and buyers in this niche tend to know the history behind the livery before they know the model's specifications. A Blue Train Special done well rewards that kind of collector precisely because getting the coachbuilt shape and detailing right matters as much as the legend itself.

Placing a Legend on a Special-Models Shelf

This Bentley belongs in a special-and-unique-models collection rather than an ordinary pre-war lineup, ideally alongside other cars whose reputations rest on a documented event rather than routine production history. At 1:43, the long fastback saloon proportions still read clearly at roughly 12cm nose to tail, giving the coachbuilt shape enough presence without an oversized footprint. Priced within Minichamps' specialty range for historically significant subjects, it sits above the maker's everyday saloons given the story attached to it. Anyone drawn to pre-war British motoring folklore, or simply to the elegance of a Gurney Nutting fastback, will find this a considered, story-rich addition.

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