When you think of Woodies, you don’t think of Bentley, at least I never do. But in 1948 Bentley produced a woody.
Bentley was the first car produced by Rolls Royce after World War II.
'48 Bentley Countryman
The 1948 Bentley Mark VI with the wood body was dubbed the Countryman.
1948 Bentley.
The body build by coachbuilder Harold Radford and was aluminum over ash framing with wood paneling on the sides. The rear is mahogany veneer on alloy panels. There were only eight bodies built between 1948 and 1949.
Very nice wooden dash.
48 Bentley was 4.3 liter 93 hps
No way I’m going to not mention the engine. Here are the specs:
4257 cm3 / 259.8 cui displacement with advertised power kW / hp / PS ( ) / and Nm / lb-ft / of torque. Dimensions: this model outside length is 4877 mm / 192 in, it’s 1752 mm / 69 in wide and has wheelbase of 3048 mm / 120 in. The value of a drag coefficient, estimated by a-c, is Cd = . Standard wheels were fitted with tires size 6.50 – 16
Willys is up next.
Thanks for reading.
Tim
