The Bentley Mark VI became the first car to be built entirely at Bentley’s Crewe works and the first to be offered with a pressed-steel body shell as standard. The 4.3-liter straight-six engine used at launch was upgraded to a more powerful 4.6-liter unit in 1951. Coachbuilt cars were still available, but the Mark VI signaled the dawn of a new era in Bentley car production and became one of the marque’s biggest selling cars in history.
What followed prior to the modern era were many iconic models of their time produced in Crewe, including the R-Type Continental, Turbo R, Arnage, and Azure.
Arguably the biggest change to Pyms Lane, Crewe, took place in 1998, following the acquisition of Bentley by the Volkswagen Group. The Group immediately invested significantly to modernize the factory and transformed the company into the one that exists today, creating a platform for an illustrious period in the history of Bentley Motors.
