The Bentley Mark VI was a postwar luxury sport saloon. Prepared to have a factory-supplied all-steel body, so it could be shipped to a global market. The factory bodies were sent to Bentley’s works in Crewe for painting and fitting out with beautifully finished wood and leather.
The ‘Silent Sports Car’ as it was marketed in the period, was engineered by Bentley designers to have a shorter wheelbase, which meant less weight and therefore better handling and a superior power-to-weight ratio. While output figures were never officially released by Bentley, the manufacturer made the very British statement that performance was “adequate”. Noted in the motoring press of the time, a 4.6-litre, factory bodied car was tested by The Motor magazine in 1951 where it recorded a top speed of 100 mph with a 0-60 mph acceleration time of 15.0 seconds.
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