Solved - NEH 5363: 1948 Bentley Mk6 Special bodied by RS Panels

[Carnut]

What's this, who built it and who bodied it - for 1 point?:

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[Carnut]

Experts?

[FrontMan]

......built by Harry Lester?

[Carnut]

No.

[richard cuyler]

XK120 underneath?

[Carnut]

XK120 underneath?

No..

[D-type]

Allard underneath?

[Carnut]

No.

[Allan L]

I think that's the Bentley Mk.VI Special made by or for Martin Trentham in the late 1970s. As built it looked much more like a C type Jaguar and I've seen Bob Smith of RS panels credited with making the body. I remember it more like:

[gte4289]

I think that's the Bentley Mk.VI Special made by or for Martin Trentham in the late 1970s. As built it looked much more like a C type Jaguar and I've seen Bob Smith of RS panels credited with making the body. I remember it more like:

You've got it (1948 Bentley Mk VI Special on chassis# B-84-CF), but I believe the conversion was done by Alan Padgett in the early 1970s.

[Carnut]

That's the car, yes.
It was said to have been inspired by the Jaguar C-Type and was bodied by Bob Smith of RS Panels.
Had I seen Allan L.'s reply before gte4289 posted I would have locked it for him to find the correct builder, who was indeed Alan Padgett.
The point goes to Allan L.
Well done.