1951 Bentley Mark 6 H.J.

Mulliner Lightweight Saloon Chassis Number: B140MD Registration Number: 662 YUX RARE BY DESIGN.

The Bentley MKVI H.J.

Mulliner Lightweight Sport Saloon marks an important benchmark in Bentley s history, but also Mulliner s history.

Offered in the Mulliner catalog between 1951 and 1954.

The concept of a sedan with a sporty/GT personality goes back to the 1920s with the 3L and 41/2L Derby Bentleys, then the 1950s Lightweight (41 made as MKVI and a few made as R-Type).

In the 1980s/90s, came the Turbo R, and more recently Bentley resurrected this lineage with the Bentley Continental models.

The Bentley Lightweight was also critical as it was the 4 door basis for the 2 door Continental.

With only 208 examples produced, the R-Type Continental was as rare a sight in the 1950s as it is today but it went down in history as a benchmark Bentley, and the embodiment of the brand s grand touring DNA (Bentley News Media 2022) .

Finally, the Bentley Lightweight is al...