1946-1952 Bentley Mark VI Standard Steel Sports Saloon

Bentley was founded in 1919 and was purchased by Rolls-Royce in 1931, at which point Bentleys were simply sportier versions of Rolls-Royces. The Bentley Mark VI was introduced in 1946 as Bentley's first post-war model, and was based on the new Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith, also introduced in 1946, but while the Silver Wraith was only available as a chassis for custom coachwork, the Bentley Mark VI was available from the factory with completely assembled and finished all-steel coachwork, a first for Rolls-Royce. Called a Standard Steel Sports Saloon, this same body would be used to introduce the Rolls-Royce Silver Dawn in 1949. The Bentley Mark VI was powered by a 4.3-liter F-head inline 6-cylinder engine. In 1951, the bore was increased to raise displacement to 4.6 liters. The Bentley Mark VI was produced until 1952, and was then replaced by the new Bentley R Type. I am not sure what year the example pictured here is from (judging from the wheels, it might even be a replica).