In 1946 Bentley introduced their Mark IV as an updated version of Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith and it was Bentley’s first post-war offering. It was a landmark car for Bentley as it was offered with an all-steel Sports Saloon bodywork which was standard on the model.

With a Standard Steel Sports Saloon body, the Mark IV was the first Bentley finished from the factory. These bodies were made by Pressed Steel Ltd of Coventry to be fitted and trimmed at the Bentley factory.

The Mark VI used the Silver Wraith’s chassis and engine, but it was fitted with a new high-performance cylinder head. Later Mark IVs used 4566 cc and 4887 cc versions of this engine.

Bentley continued the tradition of offering their model in chassis form for outside coachbuilders and the Mark IV was the last car to be offered in this way.

The most flamboyant coachbuild Mark IV came from Franay in France. The first Franay Cabriolet was ordered by industrialieur Gudol on chassis B25071. At the 1947 Paris Auto Show,st Monsi the dramatic design reasserted France’s dominance of the coachbuilding art.

Facel-Métallon also produced a group of special Mark VIs known as the Cresta models. These were produced to a Pinin Farina design and built to a very high standard from aluminum from 1948 to 1950.

type	Series Production Car
production years	1946 – 1952
built at	Crewe, England
production	5200
price £/td>	£4,473
engine	Inline-6
fuel feed	Twin SU Carburettors
displacement	4257 cc / 259.8 in³
bore	88.9 mm / 3.5 in
stroke	114.3 mm / 4.5 in
front tires	6.50 x 16
rear tires	6.50 x 16
front brakes	Drums
rear brakes	Drums
f suspension	Independent w/Coil Springs
r suspension	Live Axle w/Semi-Elliptic Leaf Springs
curb weight	2352 kg / 5186 lbs
wheelbase	3048 mm / 120.0 in
length	4877 mm / 192.0 in
width	1778 mm / 70.0 in
height	1638 mm / 64.5 in
transmission	4-Speed Manual
top speed	~160.90 kph / 100 mph
0 – 60 mph	~15.0 second