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I don't think we've had this one before. Make, model and coachbuilder please

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Re: Barrett's #284
« Reply #1 on: May 09, 2012, 08:51:29 AM »
Bentley?

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Re: Barrett's #284
« Reply #2 on: May 09, 2012, 10:22:39 AM »
Yes, that's the easiest bit....

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Re: Barrett's #284
« Reply #3 on: May 09, 2012, 10:41:09 AM »
Body by Park Ward?
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Re: Barrett's #284
« Reply #4 on: May 09, 2012, 10:49:22 AM »
not Park Ward

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Re: Barrett's #284
« Reply #5 on: May 09, 2012, 10:52:23 AM »
I just found a picture of this car, labelled as a 1952 Bentley MK VI Park Ward Drophead Coupe.  Colored tan upper, red lower.

Strange, there are a lot of 1952 MK VI Park Ward pictures out there most don't look like this car.

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Re: Barrett's #284
« Reply #6 on: May 09, 2012, 10:59:15 AM »
NVM.

I found the car.  1949 Bentley MK VI Drophead Coupe by Abbott.

It would be interesting to see how that roof folds down.

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Re: Barrett's #284
« Reply #7 on: May 09, 2012, 11:08:43 AM »
I just found a picture of this car, labelled as a 1952 Bentley MK VI Park Ward Drophead Coupe.  Colored tan upper, red lower.

Strange, there are a lot of 1952 MK VI Park Ward pictures out there most don't look like this car.

Emphasizing, you can't always trust the internet.  The "1952 MK VI Park Ward" is almost certainly another Abbott. 

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Re: Barrett's #284
« Reply #8 on: May 09, 2012, 11:43:29 AM »
NVM.

I found the car.  1949 Bentley MK VI Drophead Coupe by Abbott.

It would be interesting to see how that roof folds down.

Correct! Though I believe that this particular car is actually a fixed head coupe rather than a DHC... I'm happy to be corrected though

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Re: Barrett's #284 - Solved - Bentley Mk VI by Abbott of Farnham
« Reply #9 on: May 09, 2012, 02:55:19 PM »
It is a drop head coupé.. see the pics below of the a car on the Motor Show and a rear quarter view. Also available as four light though.