Bentley

[Luc de Schepper]

On my way back from a photo trip I stumbled upon this red beauty parked in the neighbourhood.

It is kind of a hybrid which might be a turn-off for some; chassis and engine of a Bentley Mark VI 1947 (6 cylinders, 4,257cc, 139hp) combined with non-original bodywork.

Nikon Z6 + Nikkor Z 24-70mm f4 S

 

 

 

 

 

[Dallas]

Certainly eye-catching! 

[CarreraS]

Aaahhh that's better, Luc ( I mean choice of car, your photography is never in doubt 😊😉)

 

There's quite an industry here doing that sort of thing .. in this case a Mk VI would cost you £20K in reasonable condition, a decent conversion maybe 5 times that, still a quarter of the cost of a real one, with maybe 75% of the fun factor.

 

Maybe 15 years ago a friend took me to a Bentley Drivers Club race meeting at Silverstone in his (real one), it felt reasonable on the pristine tarmac there, but a nightmare to control on the road. We did 10 laps or so, allegedly a parade, but everybody was having a real go !

 

If you've got crazy money, and don't need another yacht, you can order a brand spanking new 1958 Vanwall F1 car to be made from the original drawings and take it historic racing .. a mere £1.65M will get you started !

 

Looney world we live in .. 😎

 

cheers, Maurice

[crowecg]

Quite a car.  If anything, the body work looks like an even earlier era.  Ironic thing is that will probably keep running longer than any current generation car.