1959 Excellent Bentley MK V1 pictures and history
The Bentley Mark VI was the first postwar car luxury Bentley. Produced from 1946 to 1952, she was also the first car from Rolls-Royce with factory coachwork, but the chassis are also always available to independent body shops. The chassis and the engine continued to be used as the basis of those of the Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith 1946 and Silver Dawn of 1949.
Mark VI used an F-head straight-6 engine of 4.3 L (4257 cc/259 in ³) in size. In 1951, a 4.6 L (4566 cc/278 in ³) version of the engine was put in place. Four syncromesh speed manual transmission was equipped with the change lever to the right of the driver on the cars drive on the right and the left on the drive versions.
The chassis used leaf springs at the rear and independent coil springing forward with a control on the steering wheel center to adjust the hardness of the back of births. A centralized lubrication system allowing oil to be applied to moving parts of the suspension of a center fuel tank has been installed. The 12, 25 inches (311 mm) drum brakes were assisted by the Rolls-Royce traditional mechanical servo.
One liter 4.6, valid car factory tested by Motor magazine in 1951 had a top speed of 100 mph (160 kph) and could accelerate from 0-60 mph (97 kph) in 15.0 seconds. A fuel consumption of 16.5 miles per Imperial gallon (17.1 L/100 km, 13.7-mpg U.S.) was recorded. The test car cost £ 4473 including taxes. [2]
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