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1949 Bentley Mark VI Navigation
Bentley's postwar production started with the Mark IV, the production line pushing out a new, luxury 4-door sedan and some rolling chassis for independent coachbuilders. Vanvooren was a Parisian coachbuilder, founded in 1918, which had had a strong relationship with Rolls-Royce prewar, resulting in many examples of their coachwork on Rolls-Royce chassis.
Bentley used an F-head, six-cylinder engine of 4257cc (in 1949) and four-speed all synchromesh transmission - on right hand drive cars the gear lever was to the right, on left hand drive, that is American and Continental European market cars, it was four-on-the-tree. These were, and are, strong, handsome and useful cars.
This beautifully restored, very rare, left-hand drive 4-speed column shift two door coupe. This car wears a one-of-a-kind body by Vanvooren of Paris. The restoration on this car today would cost over $300,000. It was sold new by the authorized Rolls-Royce dealer in Paris, Franco Britannic to Ortis Linarcs on April of 1949. After coming to the United States it was restored in 2000 for Eugene Sorbo of Massachusetts. It was then sold to Charles Crail before being acquired by its current owner in 2008.
Vanvooren, founded in 1918, had a strong relationship with Rolls-Royce in the 1930s, resulting in many Vanvooren bodies built on Rolls-Royce chassis.
Bentley used an F-head, six-cylinder engine of 4257cc (in 1949) and four-speed all synchromesh transmission - on right hand drive cars the gear lever was to the right, on left hand drive, that is American and Continental European market cars, it was four-on-the-tree. These were, and are, strong, handsome and useful cars.
This beautifully restored, very rare, left-hand drive 4-speed column shift two door coupe. This car wears a one-of-a-kind body by Vanvooren of Paris. The restoration on this car today would cost over $300,000. It was sold new by the authorized Rolls-Royce dealer in Paris, Franco Britannic to Ortis Linarcs on April of 1949. After coming to the United States it was restored in 2000 for Eugene Sorbo of Massachusetts. It was then sold to Charles Crail before being acquired by its current owner in 2008.
Vanvooren, founded in 1918, had a strong relationship with Rolls-Royce in the 1930s, resulting in many Vanvooren bodies built on Rolls-Royce chassis.
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1949 Bentley Mark VI Auction Sales
Recent Sales of the Bentley Mark VI
(Data based on Model Year 1949 sales)
1949 Bentley Mark VI Drophead Coupe Chassis#: B226E Sold for USD$224,000 2025 Worldwide Auctioneers : Enthusiast Auction | ![]() ![]() |
1949 Bentley MkVI Convertible Chassis#: B452LEY Sold for USD$196,000 2023 Bonhams : Amelia Island Auction | ![]() ![]() |
1949 Bentley MkVI Special Super Sport Saloon Chassis#: B399BZ Sold for USD$32,480 2023 Bonhams : Amelia Island Auction | ![]() ![]() |
1949 Bentley Mark VI Coupe by Pinin Farina Chassis#: B466DA Sold for USD$212,800 2022 RM Sothebys : Monterey | ![]() ![]() |
1949 Bentley Mark VI Shooting Brake Chassis#: B91FU Sold for USD$84,000 2022 Bonhams : The Greenwich Auction | |
1949 Bentley Mark VI Super Sport Saloon by H.J. Mulliner Chassis#: B399DZ Sold for USD$19,800 2022 RM Sothebys : Fort Lauderdale | |
1949 Bentley Mark VI 4¼-Litre Saloon Chassis#: B250EY Sold for USD$32,523 2019 Collector's Motor Cars and Automobilia, RAF Museum Hendon | |
1949 BENTLEY MARK VI 4-DOOR Chassis#: B229EW Sold for USD$38,500 2019 Barrett-Jackson : Scottsdale, Az. | |
1949 Bentley Mark VI Sports Saloon Sold for USD$37,000 2018 GAA : November 2018 | |
1949 Bentley MK VI Saloon Chassis#: B252FV Sold for USD$39,551 2018 H & H Auction - Imperial War Museum, Duxford | |
1949 Bentley Mk VI Sports Saloon Chassis#: B16LFV Sold for USD$43,680 2018 Bonhams : Greenwich Concours | |
1949 Bentley Mk. VI Sports Saloon Chassis#: B345EW Sold for USD$26,274 2017 Historics at Brookland | |
1949 Bentley MK VI H.J. Mulliner Saloon Chassis#: B22EY Sold for USD$17,098 2017 H & H Auctions - Imperial War Museum-Duxford | |
1949 Bentley Mark VI 4 Door Chassis#: B490EY Sold for USD$17,050 2017 Russo & Steele : Scottsdale Az | |
1949 Bentley Mark VI Estate Car by Rippon Chassis#: B91FU Sold for USD$121,000 2016 RM Sothebys : Arizona | |
1949 BENTLEY MARK VI SPORTS SALOON PROJECT Chassis#: B-3-EW Sold for USD$16,524 2015 Bonhams : The December Sale | |
1949 Bentley Mk VI Sedanca Coupe Chassis#: B175CD Sold for USD$126,500 2015 Gooding & Company : Pebble Beach Concours | ![]() |
1949 Bentley MK VI Sold for USD$17,430 2015 Anglia Auction | |
1949 Bentley MK VI Saloon Chassis#: B396EY Sold for USD$8,960 2014 H & H Auctions - Pavilion Gardens | |
1949 Bentley MK VI Saloon Chassis#: B115EW Sold for USD$34,637 2014 H & H Auctions - Pavilion Gardens |
Bentley Mark VIs That Failed To Sell At Auction
1949 Bentley Mark VI's that have appeared at auction but did not sell.
Vehicle | Chassis | Event | High Bid | Est. Low | Est. High |
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1949 Bentley Mark VI 4½-Litre Drophead Coupé Coachwork by Park Ward Ltd | B404LEY | 2025 Bonhams : Goodwood Members Meeting | $45,000 | $55,000 | |
1949 Bentley Mark VI B80 Speed 8 Special by Racing Green | 2025 Bonhams : Goodwood Members Meeting | $200,000 | $250,000 | ||
1949 Bentley Mark VI Super Sport Saloon | b399dz | 2025 Mecum : Kissimmee | $37,000 | ||
1949 Bentley MK VI Sedanca Coupe | B320LFV | 2023 Worldwide Auctioneers : The Enthusiast Auction | |||
1949 Bentley MkVI Sedanca Coupe | B320LFV | 2023 Bonhams : Amelia Island Auction | $120,000 | $160,000 | |
1949 Bentley Mark VI | 2022 Mecum Indy | $47,000 | |||
1949 Bentley MARK VI Coupe | B466DA | 2021 Bonhams : Quail Lodge | $375,000 | $450,000 | |
1949 BENTLEY MARK VI SPECIAL SALOON | B363EW | 2021 Gooding & Company : Geared Online | $80,000 | $100,000 | |
1949 BENTLEY MK VI SALOON | B133EW | 2021 Bonhams : Amelia Island Auction | $45,000 | $65,000 | |
1949 Bentley MARK VI SHOOTING BRAKE | B91FU | 2020 Bonhams : Quail Motorcar Auction | $140,000 | $160,000 | |
1949 BENTLEY MARK VI SHORT WINGS CONVERTIBLE WITH COACHWORK BY PARK WARD | B450EY | 2019 Coys Interclassics Maastricht | $135,000 | $155,000 | |
1949 BENTLEY MK 6 SPECIAL ROADSTER | B153EW | 2018 Premier Auction Group | $47,000 | ||
1949 Bentley MK 6 | B420EY | 2017 Barons : British Heritage, Classic and Sports Cars Sandown Park | $18,000 | $23,000 | |
1949 Bentley MkVI cabriolet Pinin Farina | B435CD | 2017 Artcurial : Retromobile | $500,000 | $800,000 | |
1949 Bentley Mark VI Saloon | 2014 Auctions America Auburn Fall | $20,000 | |||
1949 Bentley Mk VI Park Ward Drophead Coupe | B38EY | 2013 Coys Auctions Spring Classics | $55,000 | $65,000 | |
1949 Bentley MkVI 4¼-Litre Drophead Coupé | B375DZ | 2009 RollsRoyce, Bentley Motor Cars and Automobilia | $75,000 | $85,000 | |
1949 Bentley MkVI 4¼-Litre Drophead Coupé | B265DZ | 2009 RollsRoyce, Bentley Motor Cars and Automobilia | $70,000 | $80,000 | |
1949 Bentley MK VI Speciale | 2008 Gooding & Company | $500,000 | $700,000 | ||
1949 Bentley Mk VI Sport Saloon | 2007 Bonhams, An Important Sale of Collectors' Motorcars and Automobilia | $65,000 | $75,000 | ||
1949 Bentley MkVI 4 1/4-Litre Saloon | B449CD | 2005 Bonhams RollsRoyce, Bentley & Selected PreWar Motor Cars & Automobilia | |||
1949 Bentley MkVI 41/4-Litre Drophead Coupe | B265DZ | 2004 Bonhams Important Collectors Motor Cars | $45,000 | $60,000 | |
1949 BENTLEY MK VI COUNTRYMAN SHOOTING BRAKE | 2003 Bonhams MOTOR CARS | $35,000 | $45,000 |
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