BENTLEY
MK VI
FREESTONE & WEBB

Bentley was founded on the 18th of January 1919 by Walter Owen Bentley. Bentley had then made a name for its aircraft engines, which were used extensively during the First World War. In its earliest years, the marque was very successful on the racetracks with victories at Le Mans in 1924, 1927 and 1930. The wins were achieved with Bentley's "3 Litre", which was very advanced for the time with 4 valves per cylinder (first in the world) and twin spark plugs. The car was extremely (for the time) reliable, which contributed to the profits.
Despite these achievements, Bentley did not manage to get the finances in order and the nail in the coffin was finally the Wall Street crash which forced Bentley to sell the company in 1931, to an anonymous holding company. This holding company later turned out to be arch-rival Rolls-Royce.

In the period after the Second World War, the British car industry lived by the motto "export or die". After two devastating wars in thirty years, the country was in desperate need of export earnings. Bentley's contribution to the venture, the Mark VI, was the first car to leave the company complete with bodywork. Previously, Bentley and Rolls-Royce had delivered a ready-to-drive chassi, on which the customer himself then had to buy the body from an independent coachbuilder. The Mark VI was presented in May 1946. The model was built in a steel body and was manufactured until 1952. The steel body model achieved great success and is still highly regarded by car collectors today. In total, Bentley produced 5,200 Mark VIs.
However, the model lived on where independent coach builders created their own bodies on the existing chassis. One of the most famous manufacturers was the firm "Freestone & Webb".
Founded in 1923, Freestone & Webb quickly became highly regarded coach builders with first price rewards at the London Motor Show, nine years in a row!
Freestone & Webb produced Mark VI bodies entirely in aluminium. According to information, they only came to manufacture seven Mark VIs in aluminium. Which makes this variant of the Bentley Mark VI a hard-to-find and very rare rarity…
We can now present a example of this particular rarity. The car is today roughly 70 years old, but in fantastic well-preserved and well-documented condition.
The car was delivered new by the car company "The Rootes Group" on the 29th of August 1952, to Eric Doyle in Hollingbourne, Kent. Eric Doyle looked after the car exceptionally well and covered just over 9,000 miles when he finally sold the car in 1970 to the reputable car firm "Paddon Bros" in Knightsbridge, London. They then resold the car to its second owner, Bentley enthusiast Mr Whiteway. He then used the car sparingly and mainly participated in the Bentley Club's internal competitions.
Mr. Whiteway owned this car for fifteen years and during those years only drove the car approx. 950 miles.
In 1985, the car got its third owner, John von Spreckelson in Woking, England. The car was sold via Bentley specialist Peter Harper, who also in 1996 was entrusted with selling the car on to its fourth owner. This time to the Swede Gösta Mollefors, who at the time lived in Tagerwilen, Switzerland. He had a complete inspection and restauration of the car carried out. This was carried out by the reputable firm P.J. Fischer in London. Gösta then owned the car until his passing. The car then had its last owner in 2000, a resident of Sweden. 
What distinguishes a Freestone & Webb Mark VI from a standard steel car is above all the flowing lines of the body. The quality of the interior is also significantly more luxurious and decorative, with wooden paneling and charming "picnic tables" in the back seat.
The car comes with a large amount of documentation, pictures and receipts. The car's instruction manuals and toolbox have also been preserved and are included with the car. 
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