Bentley Mk VI VI Special. 1949
General description :
1949 Bentley Mark VI Special.
Chassis number: B216FV
Registration number: KXP491
Built for long distance high speed rally work; we first sold this car to germany some 8 years ago. Since then it has been regularly used, improved & has participated in numerous rallies. It appears in the book BBentley Specials & Special Bentleys. The car is fitted with a 3.08 Salisbury axle giving a long legged gait. The ash framed body is a two seat (very occasionally four) tourer clad in light wieght aluminium. The engine and gear box have been moved back in the chassis allowing for a low radiator line.
This special has been professionaly built with great attention to detail by a Scottish engineer. It is fast, relaiable & affords vintage motoring without any dramas. The car is finished in immaculate British Racing Green paintwork to the exterior with black leather hide to the seats & black carpets. A full length hood easily erects for motoring in inclement conditions.
Mechanically well sorted, this is a quick car given the light body weight & powerful rebuilt engine. It is light & nimble to drive on the road & will be arriving withgoes with the vehicle.
1949 Bentley Mk VI VI Special. is listed for sale on ClassicDigest in Essex by Prestige House for Not priced.
Car Facts
Car type : Car Make : Bentley Model : Mk VI Model Version : VI Special. Engine size : 0.0 Model Year : 1949 Sub type : Race/Rally Car Location : Essex Vehicle Registration : Undefined
Not priced
Seller Information
Vintage & Prestige
Prestige House
+44(0)1375 379719, +44(0)7967 260673
Prestige House
+44(0)1375 379719, +44(0)7967 260673
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About Bentley
Before becoming a mere subsidiary to Rolls-Royce, Bentley was an independent Automaker famous for the "fastest lorries in the world" e.i Bentley 4½ Litre.Good ol' Bentley boys (A group of wealthy British motorists, mainly Woolf Barnato, Sir Henry "Tim" Birkin, steeplechaser George Duller, aviator Glen Kidston, S.C.H. "Sammy" Davis, and Dr Dudley Benjafield ) -in their trusty Bentley cars- took four consecutive victories at 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1924, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930
In 1931 Bentley was taken over British Central Equitable Trust that later proved to be a front for Rolls-Royce Limited. Unhappy with his role at Rolls-Royce, W.O. Bentley left the company when his contract expired in 1935 duly joining Lagonda. This was beginning of which ultimately led Bentley cars to become more or less badge-engineered Rolls-Royce.