General description :
1951 BENTLEY MK VI DROPHEAD
BY GRABER
Offered here is an extremely beautiful Bentley MKVI Convertible with special Drophead coachwork by Graber.
An exceptionally handsome car in Raven Black with Black leather interior, complemented by new mid-grey Wilton carpets, burr walnut dashboard, Black mohair hood etc.
A file of documentation accompanies the car, including UK registration papers.
Recently exhibited and very much admired at the Rolls-Royce Enthusiasts Club annual event at Burghley house.
Viewing and close mechanical scrutiny is invited with every assistance offered, to this end our Kew facility is placed at the buyer’s disposal.
Every effort will be made to assist the buyer with delivery arrangements worldwide.
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.