Sunday Drive: 1951 Bentley MKVI Standard Steel Sports Saloon - Bentley's First New Post-War Model

When my neighbour called and said he'd just bought a Bentley over a game of chess and was going to collect it the following day, how could I possibly refuse a chance to drive one of the most stately machines of the post-war period?

[@Rust_in_Time]

Clearly my mistakes about the seat heater and Silver Dawn engine displacements has caused some excitement. Many thanks to all who have pointed it out so clearly. Who knew that the heater was so effective that even a mention can make people hot around the collar...

Wonderful car and nicely presented. Best from Switzerland from an owner of a 1951 Mulliner MkVI and a 1953 R-Type. I have owned every model up to 1996 of RR and B and came back to MkVI and R-Type, manual gearbox change both, because they are the best of all after War models! 😊

[@JSDesign.Hongkong]

Friendly correction: the engine capacity for the Mark VI and Silver Dawn was the same. Only the carburettors were different. Also, you are referring to the interior heater, it is not a seat heater, as the handbook will confirm. Lastly, the car should be started in second gear, again the handbook will confirm that.

[@charliegardner6804]

Lovely video thanks for sharing 👍.

[@jamesellsworth9673]

Time for a loving restoration. Wood and leather are overdue.

[@robertdoohan612]

Thankyou for persuading your neighbour to let you drive their car and for sharing it with us. I always appreciate your depth of knowledge on the history of the marques as well as their interesting mechanical features. Your use of language suits the car perfectly, great video.

[@aninvestor413]

Nice to see.I have a 1951 MK 6 Mulliner .I drive around in it most weeks in the summer.Cant see many modern cars surviving for 70+ years!

[@patpateephangern9379]

Great video!

[@EnglishLawyer]

The heater under the seat was for the whole car. Complete BS that it was a seat heater. You weren't even thought of when I had to sit in the back seat freezing while the front passengers got a modicum of heating.

[@North49191]

Relax it's just a free video. I am in Canada and you don't know what a cold back seat is.

[@paulgeraghty1448]

I would've appreciated some history of the car in question.

[@Rust_in_Time]

It was purchased new by a purveyor of ladies’ undergarments who used it to tow a trailer displaying "the wares"....

[@ianperry9914]

Thanks for the film , never mind the barrister ,their merely failed bad actors in a wig .