• Very rare coachbuilt soft-top Mark VI • Original European left-hand drive model • Delivered new to Madame Denyse Dreyfuss-Mosseri • Present ownership for over 10 years The policy of rationalisation begun in the late 1930s continued at Rolls-Royce after the war with the introduction of standard bodywork.

In a break from the coachbuilt tradition this was made of pressed steel panels welded together.

The new 'standard steel' body was available at first only on the Mark VI Bentley, though customers could still opt for a coachbuilt alternative, such as the car offered here.

A separate chassis was retained, the same basic design being built in three different wheelbase lengths, that of the Mark VI (and Rolls-Royce Silver Dawn) measuring 10' exactly.

Notable features were independent front suspension and hydraulic front brakes.

Powering the range was a new 4,257cc six-cylinder engine featuring inlet-over-exhaust valve gear and breathing through a Stromberg carburettor (Rolls-Royce) or ...