Bentley Mk 6

Specification

Vehicle: Bentley Mark 6

Date: 1952

Engine: 4.7 litre

Specifications: 4 door, rear wheel drive, side exhaust and overhead intake valves. This model has a 4 speed manual gearbox, with the gear shift on the right hand side, by the driver’s door, so the chauffer couldn’t touch his ladyship’s legs by mistake when changing gear.

Original condition: on the road and driving, looking in fairly nice condition… but all was not as it seemed.

History



There is not much known about its original owners. Today it is part of a wedding fleet, belonging to Country Style Wedding Cars, of Elsted, West Sussex.

Bentley Mark VIBentley body to chassis mounting inner wheel archBentley grillBentley offside inner wheel archBentley rusty door sillBentley rusty door sill - driver's sideBentley still digging out the fillerBentley where the inner wheel arch joins the sillBentley with front wing removedBentley right hand rear wheel archBentley boot floor RHSBentley nearside rear wingBentley boot floorBentley boot floor RHBentley boot floor again
Bentley Mark VI

Bentley Mark VI

Image copied with permission from Country Style Wedding Cars

Bentley body to chassis mounting inner wheel arch

Bentley body to chassis mounting inner wheel arch

This is the other side of the inner wing, showing body chassis mounting to main chassis... or not as the case may be.

Bentley grill

Bentley grill

Bentley offside inner wheel arch

Bentley offside inner wheel arch

And now the fun begins. It's rotten and it's going to have to be removed.

Bentley rusty door sill

Bentley rusty door sill

Bentley rusty door sill - driver's side

Bentley rusty door sill - driver's side

Bentley still digging out the filler

Bentley still digging out the filler

Early stages of the project. Lots more filler to dig out yet.

Bentley where the inner wheel arch joins the sill

Bentley where the inner wheel arch joins the sill

Bentley with front wing removed

Bentley with front wing removed

Beginning of the project - January 2012 - ignore the camera dates!

Bentley right hand rear wheel arch

Bentley right hand rear wheel arch

Completed inner wheel arch section with both mounting fitted.

Bentley boot floor RHS

Bentley boot floor RHS

In for more surprises when we went to work on the boot floor. Most of it was held together by silicon glue, including chassis mounts.

Bentley nearside rear wing

Bentley nearside rear wing

We were going to change both rear wings anyway. This just shows the extent of the rust on the near side.

Bentley boot floor

Bentley boot floor

When the rust has got in as bad as this, the only way to deal with it is to cut it all out and start again.

Bentley boot floor RH

Bentley boot floor RH

And still more cutting out of rust from the Bentley boot floor

Bentley boot floor again

Bentley boot floor again

Cutting out rust from the Bentley boot floor