
Bentley Continental GT World Record Car on Ice Black Minichamps 1:43

Specifications
- Brand
- Bentley
- Manufacturer
- Minichamps
- Scale
- 1:43
- Material
- Diecast
- Model Condition
- Used Model
- SKU
- 436139026-O
- Year
- 2007
- Era
- 2000s
- Body Type
- Coupe
- Vehicle Class
- Grand Tourers
- Openable Parts
- No
- Packaging Condition
- Traces of Storage
- Model Type
- Street Models
- EAN / GTIN
- 4012138080751
About the Bentley Continental GT World Record Car on Ice Black Minichamps 1:43
TL;DR: Minichamps' 1:43 diecast Bentley Continental GT reproduces the car campaigned for a world speed record set on ice, finished in black with the record-run graphics. It is a compact, story-first piece rather than a standard road-car replica, sized to sit in a broader Bentley or record-car display.
Bentley took the Continental GT onto a frozen surface specifically to prove a point about traction and control, and this diecast exists to preserve that specific stunt rather than the everyday road car.
A Record Run Preserved in Small-Scale Diecast
Bentley staged an on-ice speed run with a modified Continental GT to demonstrate the all-wheel-drive coupe's stability at high speed on an extremely low-grip surface, a genuinely unusual marketing exercise for a luxury grand tourer normally sold on comfort rather than stunts. Minichamps' 1:43 model carries the black livery and record-run graphics from that specific car rather than a standard production color, which makes this piece identifiable at a glance to anyone who knows the story. At 1:43, the scale keeps the model compact, around 10 centimeters, without sacrificing the graphic detail that makes the livery legible.
A Story Piece Rather Than a Standard Grand Tourer
This is not the model to reach for if the goal is a straightforward Continental GT in a Bentley lineup; a standard color road-car version serves that role better. Instead, it earns its place through the specific event it documents, sitting more naturally alongside other record-attempt or motorsport-adjacent diecast than beside ordinary grand tourers. The compact 1:43 footprint also makes it easy to group several oddball record cars or promotional liveries together without eating up shelf space, which is exactly the kind of focused sub-collection this piece rewards.












