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1948 Bentley Mk VI Saloon
United Kingdom • 18 Mar 2026 • Lot 191P
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
This Bentley Mk. VI, in current ownership since 1988, underwent a full bodywork restoration. Last on the road in 2015, it's now offered requiring recommissioning.
Condition
4
Needs recommissioning and reconditioning
/ 10
Manual
Transmission:
B478DA
Chassis No:
Odometer:
[Odometer Reading]
LSV 242
Reg Number:
RHD/LHD:
[RHD/LHD]
No Reserve.
Registration No: LSV 242 Chassis No: B478DA MOT: Exempt
In current ownership for nearly four decades (since 1988)
Lavished with a full professional bodywork restoration in its original colour shortly after the vendor's purchase
Last on the road in 2015, and now offered in need of recommissioning
Supplied new via Jack Olding & Co.
Ltd.
of London, W.1.
Introduced in 1946, Bentley's Mk.
VI 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 Mk.
V (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 4,257cc OISE (overhead inlet, side exhaust valve) straight-six engine mated to a four-speed manual gearbox.
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Points of note
£4,562
Lowest Price (Since 2020)
£18,174
Median Price (Since 2020)
£286,250
Highest Price (Since 2020)
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MOT Information
Expired
Expired on Jul 30 2008
Latest MOT Mileage
56,225 miles
Registration Date
1948-12-30
MOT History
Passed
On Jul 31 2007 with 56,225 miles
There were 4 defects noted.
User Entered:
- Oil leak
- exhaust system is made to suite the vehicle.
- exhaust system is knocking on chassis.
- exhaust system is starting to corrode.
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