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This one-off Bentley Coupe Deville, which was commissioned by Rolls-Royce, featured a Cabriolet style hard-top roof with a retractable front section, which left the rear seat area covered with closed-quartered side panels. The 1951 Bentley Mark VI chassis was built for display at the 1951 Paris Salon and was applauded as the best-built, best-handling car Rolls-Royce Bentley had ever produced. Coachbuilder Franay Freres capitalized on two decades of French styling experience to produce seven Mark VI chassis between 1946 and 1952. This example was purchased at the 1951 Paris Salon by Aristotle Onassis for his wife Athena. The early MK VI chassis was powered by a 4.25-liter, F-head, six-cylinder engine and, after 1951, by a new 4.5-liter engine producing a robust 150 horsepower delivered through a four-speed gearbox.
This vehicle has 64,550 miles on the odometer and has been in the Nethercutt Collection since 1969. It sold new for $7,500.
This vehicle has 64,550 miles on the odometer and has been in the Nethercutt Collection since 1969. It sold new for $7,500.
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1951 Bentley Mark VI Auction Sales
Recent Sales of the Bentley Mark VI
(Data based on Model Year 1951 sales)
| 1951 BENTLEY MKVI SALOON Chassis#: B379BM Sold for USD$17,602 2021 Bonhams MPH July | |
| 1951 BENTLEY MK VI FIXED HEAD COUPE Chassis#: B6LHR Sold for USD$112,000 2021 Bonhams : Amelia Island Auction |   |
| 1951 Bentley Mk. VI Lightweight Saloon by H.J. Mulliner Chassis#: B141LH Sold for USD$29,349 2019 Historics at Brooklands - Motor Museum | |
| 1951 Bentley Mark VI 4¼-Litre Sports Saloon Chassis#: B330LJ Sold for USD$74,373 2019 Bonhams : Les Grandes Marques du Monde au Grand Palais | |
| 1951 Bentley Mark VI Special Chassis#: B320MD Sold for USD$128,800 2019 RM Sothebys : Scottsdale Arizona | |
| 1951 BENTLEY MARK VI – SYD LAWRENCE 'SL01' SPECIAL Chassis#: B35KL Sold for USD$21,728 2017 Coys Blenheim Palace | |
| 1951 Bentley Mark VI Chassis#: B35KL Sold for USD$124,968 2017 Coys at Olympia | |
| 1951 Bentley Mark VI 4 Door Sedan Sold for USD$25,850 2017 Russo & Steele : Scottsdale Az | |
| 1951 BENTLEY MARK VI SEDAN Chassis#: B310LNZ Sold for USD$77,000 2017 Barrett-Jackson : Scottsdale | |
| 1951 Bentley Mk. VI Special by Padgett Chassis#: B234NZ Sold for USD$55,880 2016 Historics at Brookland | |
| 1951 Bentley MK VI Saloon Chassis#: B68MD Sold for USD$17,838 2015 H & H Auctions - Chateau Impney | |
| 1951 Bentley Mark VI Sold for USD$39,500 2015 Mecum : Seattle | |
| 1951 Bentley Mark VI Coupe 4 Door Sold for USD$41,250 2015 Russo & Steele : Scottsdale | |
| 1951 Bentley Mark VI Two-Door Saloon by Hooper Chassis#: B92HR Sold for USD$171,976 2014 RM Auctions - London |   |
| 1951 Bentley Mark VI Saloon Sold for USD$25,850 2014 Auctions America : California | |
| 1951 Bentley Mark VI 'Empress' Coupe by Hooper Chassis#: B92HR Sold for USD$104,500 2014 RM Auctions - Automobiles of Arizona | |
| 1951 BENTLEY MK VI Sold for USD$17,000 2013 Anglia Auction - Souther Ireland | |
| 1951 Bentley MK VI H.J. Mulliner Saloon Chassis#: B262LJ Sold for USD$26,721 2013 H & H Auctions - Imperial War Museum | |
| 1951 Bentley MkVI Saloon Sold for USD$23,684 2013 Shannons Melbourne Late Summer Classic Auction | |
| 1951 Bentley Mark VI Sports Tourer Chassis#: B35KL Sold for USD$68,536 2012 Bonhams - Collectors' Motor cars and Automobilia at Goodwood |
Bentley Mark VIs That Failed To Sell At Auction
1951 Bentley Mark VI's that have appeared at auction but did not sell.
| Vehicle | Chassis | Event | High Bid | Est. Low | Est. High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 Bentley Mark VI 4½-Litre Coupe | B146MD | 2022 Bonhams : The Gstaad Sale | $200,000 | $300,000 | |
| 1951 Bentley MK VI Saloon | B125LH | 2020 H & H Imperial War Museum Duxford | $20,000 | $24,000 | |
| 1951 Bentley MK6 4¼ Saloon | 2019 Shannons Melbourne Spring Classic | ||||
| 1951 Bentley MK VI H.J. Mulliner Saloon | B186KM | 2019 H & H Classic Car | $20,000 | $24,000 | |
| 1951 Bentley MK VI H.J. Mulliner Saloon | B186KM | 2019 H & H Classic Car | $20,000 | $24,000 | |
| 1951 Bentley Mk VI Saloon | 2019 Shannons Melbourne Autumn Classic Auction | ||||
| 1951 Bentley Mk.VI Special by Padgett | B234NZ | 2018 Historics @ Brooklands Motor Museum | $39,000 | $46,000 | |
| 1951 Bentley MK VI H.J. Mulliner | B192KM | 2017 Anglia Auction | $25,000 | $30,000 | |
| 1951 Bentley Mark IV | 2017 Motostalgia : Amelia Island | $35,000 | $55,000 | ||
| 1951 Bentley MK VI Saloon | B68MD | 2015 H & H RREC Burghley House | |||
| 1951 Bentley MK VI Saloon | B68MD | 2014 H&H Auctions : RREC Rockingham Castle | |||
| 1951 Bentley MK VI Special | B397MB | 2011 H & H Pavilion Gardens April 13, 2011 | |||
| 1951 Bentley MkVI Saloon | B254LJ | 2010 Bonhams RollsRoyce, Bentley Motor Cars and Automobilia | $14,000 | $16,000 | |
| 1951 Bentley Mark VI Drophead Coupe by Park Ward | B100KM | 2010 RM Auctions Automobiles of Arizona | $115,000 | $175,000 | $225,000 |
| 1951 Bentley MkVI Sedanca Coupé | B175CD | 2009 Bonhams Goodwood Revival, Chichester, Sussex | $25,000 | $30,000 | |
| 1951 Bentley Mark VI | 2007 Christie's Exceptional Motor Cars at the Monterey Jet Center | $65,000 | $85,000 | ||
| 1951 Bentley Mark VI 4D | 2006 RM Auctions Toronto International Spring Classic Car Auction | $30,000 | |||
| 1951 MK VI BENTLEY EMPRESS TWO-DOOR | 2003 Bonhams MOTOR CARS | $60,000 | $80,000 |
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