Features unique and sleek bodywork design by famed French coachbuilder Franay Boasts known ownership since new, including Bentley and Rolls-Royce collectors A two-time Best in Class award winner at the Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance Benefits from an older restoration; exterior presented in two-tone chocolate brown with red pinstriping to complement a matching two-tone interior and brown soft-top The immediate post-war years served Bentley well, with the new Mark VI proving the most popular model so far in the firm’s history.

Most of the 4,001 examples built gained the Crewe factory’s Standard Steel body penned by John Polwhele Blatchley.

However, for customers intent on standing out from the crowd that bit more, they could have their car dressed by an alternative coachbuilder.

One such concern was Franay of Paris.

Franay built just 18 bodies on the Mark VI in period.

The right-hand-drive car offered here, chassis B26BH from 1947, is even more distinct, having gained a unique de...