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£14,950
1951 Bentley Mark VI, 4250cc
United Kingdom • 28 Mar 2026 • Lot Lot 251
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AI Listing Summary
This 1951 Bentley Mark VI has been well-maintained by a father/son team since 1994, including a respray, rear axle rebuild, and engine overhaul. It features its original interior, upgraded brakes, and comes with several spares, making it a solid driver with some desirable improvements.

Condition
7
The car is in overall solid condition with slight wear. The original interior has mellowed nicely, and the paint was redone in 2012. There are some spares included, and the tool tray key is lost, but the car was recently driven 60 miles to the saleroom. It requires minor reconditioning.
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Transmission:
Manual
Chassis No:
B380 LJ
Odometer:
23,003 miles
Reg Number:
FCX 986
RHD/LHD:
RHD
Sold with the V5C, V5, MOT's from 1994 - 2011, various receipts for work.
Introduced in 1946, the Bentley Mark VI was the first post-war Bentley of Rolls-Royce design.
The first Bentley Mark VI was delivered to its owner in September 1946, 16 months after VE Day.
It was powered by a new 4.3-litre F-head six-cylinder engine featuring overhead intake, side-mounted exhaust valves, and an aluminium alloy cylinder head.
The Mark VI was also the first Bentley with standard factory-designed bodywork built by the Pressed Steel Company, of Oxford, with ex-Gurney Nutting Chief Designer John Blatchley applying the refined detailing.
The bodies were fitted to the chassis and trimmed and painted to a standard that rivalled the best coachbuilders.
Custom coachwork, remained available at the buyer’s discretion.
The company didn’t disclose the car’s power output but a number of road tests achieved top speeds very close to 100mph.
All MK VI Bentleys were fitted with a four speed manual transmis...
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£2,500
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£17,904
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£286,250
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