Classic Car Auctions THE SEPTEMBER LIVE ONLINE AUCTION 2020 18th & 19th September 2020

+buyer’s premium of 11% + VAT @ 20% 53 classiccarauctions.co.uk More Details Lot 548 Bid On Lot 548 Lot details Reg: 713 XUX Chassis no.: B182EY Make: Bentley Model: James Young ‘New Look’ Coupe Year: 1949 Engine capacity: 4.2 Mileage: MOT expiry: LOT 548 Estimate: £40,000 - £50,000 1949 BENTLEY MKVI TWO-DOOR COUPE WITH “NEW LOOK” BODYWORK BY JAMES YOUNG One of only three, this is an important car in Bentley’s history. • Unveiled at the Earls Court Motor Show in 1948, a MkVI Bentley with a radical new shape which they called the ‘New Look’ • Fully enveloped wings, clean lines and slim pillars, this design (Number C10M) was dramatically different from the staunchly traditional Standard Saloon • The design was quite polarising at the time and only three were actually ordered • The Motor Show car sold last year in Arizona for $224,000 and this car (B182EY) may be the only survivor of the three that were ordered Vendor condition report: Overall: 54 / 135 ««¶¶¶