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Asking Price: £27,500
1947 Bentley MKVI Sports Saloon
The Real Car Co Ltd • United Kingdom
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
This early MKVI Bentley is finished in black with a beige leather interior. It has had £39,000 spent on maintenance since the 1980s and covered only 2,300 miles since 2016, but would benefit from cosmetic improvement.
Condition
6
Moderate wear, needs reconditioning.
/ 10
[Transmission]
Transmission:
[Chassis No]
Chassis No:
Odometer:
2,300 miles
JTU554
Reg Number:
RHD/LHD:
RHD
A good, sound and very useable example of an early MKVI finished in black with beige leather interior which being an early car is of the plain, non-pleated design, with two armrests to each front seat.
This, together with inertia reel seatbelts to the front and a nicely-working sliding sunroof make the inside a very nice place to be! We have a file of maintenance and repair invoices totalling about £39,000 since the 1980s, and the car has covered about 2,300 miles in the hands of the last owner since he bought it from us in 2016.
A comprehensive service was carried out in 2022 costing £2,600, since when just 100 miles have been covered.
We feel that the car would benefit from a certain amount of cleaning and cosmetic improvement, but this is by no means urgent, and more importantly, the chassis, underbody and coachwork are all reassuringly sound.
Running and driving nicely, equipped with a well-suited set of Avon Turbosteel tyres, correct headlights, centre spotlight, etc, and offe...
Points of note
£2,500
Lowest Price (Since 2020)
£17,898
Median Price (Since 2020)
£286,250
Highest Price (Since 2020)
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MOT Information
Valid
Expires on Jun 16 2027
Latest MOT Mileage
73,764 miles
Registration Date
1947-10-28
MOT History
Passed
On Jun 17 2026 with 73,764 miles
Passed
On Aug 18 2023 with 73,445 miles
Passed
On Jul 02 2018 with 71,740 miles
Passed
On Feb 22 2016 with 71,113 miles
Passed
On Mar 19 2015 with 70,459 miles
Passed
On Mar 20 2014 with 69,755 miles
There was 1 defect noted.
User Entered:
- Slight bulge in offside front brake hose, suggest renewed.
Passed
On Mar 14 2013 with 69,045 miles
There was 1 defect noted.
User Entered:
- Offside rear tyre showing signs of perishing on sidewalls.
Passed
On Mar 08 2012 with 68,045 miles
Passed
On Mar 05 2011 with 67,322 miles
Passed
On Feb 27 2010 with 66,823 miles
Passed
On Mar 07 2009 with 66,360 miles
There were 2 defects noted.
User Entered:
- Slight play in nearside track rod end.
- Nearside rear tyre nearing limit.
Passed
On Feb 23 2008 with 65,465 miles
There was 1 defect noted.
User Entered:
- o/s rear shock absorber arm very close to axle
Passed
On Mar 03 2007 with 64,762 miles
There was 1 defect noted.
User Entered:
- o/s/rear shock absorber arm touching axle tube
Passed
On Feb 24 2006 with 64,416 miles
There was 1 defect noted.
Advisory:
- Offside Outer Ball joint has slight play (2.2.B.1f)
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