Black Adder 6

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Black Adder 6
Black Adder's 4.9 litre straight six motor

Black Adder 6 is a Bentley Special, based on a 1947 Mark VI. It was equipped with a 4.9 litre straight-six motor. A "special" in British motoring parlance is an "one-off" design using components of an existing vehicle that is intended to test the limits of the original design and are often intended for competition.[1]

Its design was derived from such vintage Bentleys as "Old Number 1" and the "Napier-Railton Special." The cars of Bentley's 1920–1930s racing era, when the marque competed in such races as Le Mans and Brooklands, were further inspiration for its Brooklands boat-tail aluminum body.

In 2011, the Black Adder 6 achieved a 1st in class at the British Invasion XXI and in 2012 it was awarded 1st in Class in the Concours d'Elegance at British Invasion XXII.

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References

  1. ↑ Dussek, Ian (1991). Motoring Specials. Haverfordwest: Shire / C.I. Thomas. p. 3. ISBN 0 7478 0118 5. 
  2. ↑ http://www.britishinvasion.com/Awards.html
  3. ↑ ″The Third Life of B46AK, Part I,″ Review, Oct 2011, No 277, Wroxton, Bentley Drivers Club, 272–273, 2011.
  4. ↑ ″The Third Life of B46AK, Part II,″ Review, Dec 2011, No 278, Wroxton, Bentley Drivers Club, 350–352, 2011.
  5. ↑ ″Bentley Specials and Special Bentleys Volumes 1 and 2 Ray Roberts. Haynes Pub. Group ; Newbury Park, Calif., USA : Haynes Publications, 1990


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