Bentley Mark VI Sports Saloon

This is an early Bentley Mark VI, the first car Bentley built after the Second World War and the first to leave Crewe with a standard factory steel body. The sports saloon here dates from 1947, so it has the plain, non-pleated beige leather seats with two armrests to each front seat, a detail of the early cars.

The car is finished in black. It has inertia reel seatbelts at the front, a sliding sunroof that works, Avon Turbosteel tyres, a centre spotlight and correct headlights. The dealer reports that the chassis, underbody and coachwork are sound.

History is well documented. A file of maintenance and repair invoices totals about £39,000 since the 1980s. The last owner covered about 2,300 miles after buying it in 2016, and a comprehensive service costing £2,600 was done in 2022, with only a few hundred miles since. The chassis number is B119BG, and its early owners included Sir Alfred Aykroyd, who bought it in 1947. It is offered newly MoT tested.