Registration No: 7543 F
Chassis No: B89HP
MOT: Exempt

• 4 1/4 litre straight-six
• Manual gearbox
• Recent recommissioning expenditure of nearly £17,000

Introduced in 1946, Bentley's MkVI was the first vehicle ever offered by the company with factory-designed coachwork, and the first to be assembled in Rolls-Royce's Crewe factory rather than the old Derby premises. Aimed at the emerging 'owner-driver' luxury car market, the newcomer was closely based on the 1939 MkV (of which only fifteen were produced). Built around a massive cruciform-braced chassis with independent front suspension and a leaf-sprung 'live' rear axle, it was fitted with a freshly developed 4257cc OISE (overhead inlet side exhaust valve) straight-six engine mated to a four-speed manual gearbox. Capable of over 100mph when clad in the factory's understated 'standard steel saloon' coachwork, the MkVI quickly developed a reputation for being a refined yet responsive drive.

B89HP was delivered new in September 1950 to a Mr Alfred L. Levy of Rockley Caravan Sales Ltd. During the second half of the 1970s and throughout the 1980s the car was owned by Mr R.J. Wheeler with the Bentley passing into the custodianship of Mr W.M. Wheeler in January 1990. He kept the car until 2021, selling it to Mr S.D. McLaren who then spent close to £17,000 recommissioning and improving the Bentley. Finished in two-tone Grey with a Blue/Grey hide interior, this MkVI is fitted with the 4 1/4 litre straight-six, a manual gearbox and the standard oversized sunroof. It comes with a history file containing invoices, correspondence, factory test records, old MOTs dating all the way back to 1988 and a current V5.

For more information, please contact:
Julian Pinkster
julian.pinkster@handh.co.uk
07889 223 904