Solved: 350. by Allemano - Bentley Mk VI Special "Victor"

[Carnut]

Is 'Victor' the name you are looking for?
It doesn't seem to have been called that when Alan Padgett built it, nor when it was raced by Martin Trentham, for whom it was built, but it later belonged to Victor Gauntlet (one-time owner of Aston-Martin) for his wife to race in France.  Perhaps it gained the name then?
It has a varied history, having also raced in the Carrera Panamericana!
The car was sold at Bonhams auction at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in 2009.

[Allemano]

Yes it's the Victor!

[Allan L]

Is 'Victor' the name you are looking for?
It doesn't seem to have been called that when Alan Padgett built it, nor when it was raced by Martin Trentham, for whom it was built, but it later belonged to Victor Gauntlet (one-time owner of Aston-Martin) for his wife to race in France.  Perhaps it gained the name then?
It has a varied history, having also raced in the Carrera Panamericana!
The car was sold at Bonhams auction at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in 2009.

Martin Trentham wrote this in the VSCC Forum:
Well I'll be... now they call it "Victor"!! ? I don't think Victor G ever drove it, and in my incapable hands it was only victorious once - in the Birkett 6 hour relay race. You can see that I did once overtake a double-decker bus
I think the well-known German dealer has an interesting attitude to history . . .

[Otto Puzzell]

A-ha! Now your opening comment makes sense.

[Allemano]

I've to admit that I didn't check other sources but that from the German dealer. Additional facts are always welcome

[Carnut]

I've to admit that I didn't check other sources but that from the German dealer. Additional facts are always welcome

His site is the only one to mention the name!
I think he did a bit of christening himself..  As said it might be based on Victor Gauntlet's name?  Maybe his wife called it that because it reminded her of him!

[Allemano]

Interisting theory, but I leave it like that.

[grobmotorix]

Another photo of this special (the source is an early 1990s book and it does not speak of "Victor"...):

[dzima1985]

front / rear views -

[Joao Gois]

Wow, great pics! Where did you get that from??

[dzima1985]

Wow, great pics! Where did you get that from??

The photos by Bonhams Auction (I used Prt Sc + Paint  )

[Joao Gois]

Too bad it's no longer on its original form, don't like those aditional vents...

[grobmotorix]

Maybe they are simply needed due to potential thermic problems of the engine...

[Joao Gois]

Yes, of course, I understand. In adition to that, they've changed the windshield too, making it more "road worthy".