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Year of manufacture1949
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Car typeConvertible / Roadster
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DriveLHD
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ConditionUsed
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Exterior brand colourPearl Grey
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Interior colourOther
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Interior typeLeather
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Location
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Exterior colourOther
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GearboxManual
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Drivetrain2wd
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Fuel typePetrol
Description
Coys Auction - The Nürburgring
Germany
Saturday 14 August 2010
Motor Cars at 16:00
Admission by catalogue only - admits two.
Registration Number: EU Registered Chassis Number: B404 LEY
The launch of the Bentley Mk VI in 1946 marked a significant change in policy for Rolls-Royce by being the company‘s first wholly produced car; previously both Rolls-Royce and Bentley motor cars had been manufactured in chassis form only before being bodied by independent bespoke coach- builders.
Initially, however, only the new Bentley, the Mark VI, would carry ‘in-house‘ Standard Steel bodywork, its Rolls-Royce equivalent, the Silver Wraith, continued to use outside coach-builders. Announced in May 1946, the Mark VI featured a strong channel section chassis with independent wishbone/coil spring front suspension allied to a live, leaf-sprung rear axle. Drum brakes were fitted all round, together with Rolls-Royce‘s mechanically-driven servo assistance, the fronts for the first time on a Bentl