1950 Bentley Mk VI

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The Bentley Mark VI was the first post-war luxury car from Bentley. Produced from 1946 to 1952, it was also the first car from Rolls-Royce with factory coachwork but chassis were still also supplied to independent coachbuilders . The chassis and engine went on to be used as the basis of those in the Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith of 1946 and Silver Dawn of 1949.

The Mark VI has a handsome, semi-razor-edged design reflecting some of the finest styling elements found in late pre-war custom bodies, primarily from Park Ward, and eventually mimicked by many American auto makers.  The Bentley Mark VI was introduced into the market in 1946 with chassis number B2AK and continued into 1952.
In 1951 the Mark VI engine's displacement grew to a 4566 cc and about a year later the standard steel coachwork was modified to produce a larger trunk with a top-hinged lid.