Description
1951 Bentley MK VI Freestone & Webb
Chassis Number B70 NZ
Registration XMG 54
Date Of Dispatch 12th April 1952
Engine 4 ½ Bentley 6 Cylinder
SLJ Hackett are delighted to offer what we believe to be one of the most outstanding examples of the MK VI Bentley’s. B70 NZ was bodied by the highly regarded coach builders Freestone & Webb based in London. It is thought that only 7 MK VI Bentley’s featured the fully aluminium body by Freestone & Webb making this example very rare indeed.
Freestone & Webb, who specialized in Rolls-Royce and Bentley coachwork for their entire existence, also enjoyed steady business with Mark VI customers. In the years before WWII, they gained notoriety for their exquisite quality and stylish, razor-edge “Top Hat” saloon bodies. As regular exhibitors at the London Motor Show, Freestone & Webb were awarded the Gold Medal for Private Coachbuilders an incredible nine times in a row. The firm produced a total of 19 bodies for the Mark VI.
The late owner of B70 NZ purchased the car in 1987 from Barry Simpson Restorations, Devon, UK. Following this a complete restoration including the body and complete drive train was carried out between both Barry Simpson and P & A Wood. Between 1987-1998 £250, 000. 00 was spent of B70 NZ.
Fast forward some years to 2006, the owner was still not completely satisfied with the bodywork so he commissioned Mitchell Motors to completely strip the paint, trim & body panels to reach the wooden structure, this was to make adjustments to achieve better fitment of the aluminium coachwork. Upon completion in 2007 B70 NZ has been serviced regularly which shows as the conditions is flawless to this day.
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