Mark VI chassis B329NY

Neil Melville-Rae · Posted: Sat Apr 03, 2021 1:09 pm Post subject: Mark VI chassis B329NY

I am hoping somebody can help please. I have a Mark VI, chassis number B329NY. I believe the original registration was WRE831 (which then became 2QFI996 in the USA). I was wondering if someone can provide and more information on this vehicle please? Engine number, dates, etc.? Thank you very much.

Ewan Gallie · Joined: 29 Oct 1997 Posts: 184 Location: Italy

From Bernard King's 'Bentley MkVI'

Chassis: B 329 NY
Eng.: B414N
Dlvd.: March 1952
Coachbuilder: Bentley Motors
Colour: Bergers Black
Body: 5120
First owner: V.G.H.Alcock/Vulcan Pottery
Reg.: WRF 831

The most recent recorded owner seems to be with the name Barret in UK in 1967.

Hope some of the above might be helpful.
Ewan

John Robins · Posted: Sat Apr 03, 2021 3:00 pm Post subject:

If I may add a little,

WRF 831 indicates that the car was first registered in the County of Staffordshire between December 1951 and March 1952. Since the numerical part is generally allocated sequentially, the date from King’s book is confirmed, the next series of Staffordshire plates commencing at XRE 1 in March ‘52. At that time the Staffordshire indices were RE and RF, the first alphabetical character being again a sequence A, B, C... W, X, etc.

King’s book shows only one Bentley agent in the county, namely Attwood’s Garage, on the Lichfield Road in the county town of Stafford. This outfit is now defunct, unfortunately, and its premises have been replaced by a roundabout, which is a shame from one point of view, but greatly hastens my journeys to the shops! Attwood also had premises in Wolverhampton, which was in the Staffordshire administrative area at that time, but that town, now a city, had its own indices DA, JW, and UK one of which would have appeared on the car had the W’ton people supplied it.

https://www.search.staffspasttrack.org.uk/Details.aspx?&ResourceID=3433&SearchType=2&ThemeID=269

https://www.search.staffspasttrack.org.uk/Details.aspx?&ResourceID=28064&PageIndex=4&SearchType=2&ThemeID=245

http://www.thepotteries.org/allpotters/16.htm

Neil Melville-Rae · Posted: Sat Apr 03, 2021 6:27 pm Post subject:

Thank you very much Gentlemen for taking the time to provide this information - a tremendous help.