Talk:Bentley Mark VI

message: British Cars of Tomorrow, ‘’The Times’’, Saturday, Jul 12, 1947; pg. 5; Issue 50811
“Another radical change in body construction concerns rust-proofing. At present the bonderizing process developed by the Pyrene company — a method of bonding the paint with the metal — can only be applied to mudguards and small pressings but arrangements are in hand for complete bod-shells to be treated in this way, inside and out. This is a long term improvement which should ultimately make British cars rustproof.”
By the middle of 1949 it was reported that all new Morris cars passed through a series of tanks and ovens to be made rustproof by the Pyrene bonderizing technique. The process took an hour and three-quarters. I found no further reports. Eddaido (talk) 02:34, 3 October 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: Well well.   Thank you. Charles01 (talk) 05:16, 3 October 2017 (UTC)
thread_title: Another development from the burgeoning post-war world of plarsticks

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In view of the fun we've all had discussing how the boot changed when the Mark morphed into the R, I wonder if greater prominence might be given to the way the thing looked from behind when it comes to the ticklish matter of image selection.   I like this one not simply because it appears to have a Dutch bus stop in the background, but because I think the light colour of the car and the overall quality of the image make it easier to pick out the shape of the boot - outline and details of panel gaps, the way the license plate was set behind a(n often rather dusty looking) piece of glass etc.   Also it's not taken by me which, when it comes to participation (by me) in discussions on picture selection for an article, is possibly helpful.   You could most readily tell the difference from the front, as far as I recall, because the Mark 6 came with an imposing single fog light set in the middle, ahead of the grill(e) whereas the Bentley R had twin foglights at the front.   But that, of course, is far easier to modify retrospectively according to the preferences of some subsequent owner than the overall silhouette of the car.   Just thinking not quite aloud, you understand.   Best wishes to y'all.   Charles01 (talk) 06:05, 9 October 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes! what a good idea. The R-type image could replace the existing "the big boot" image in that article and the hindquarters of the standard steel car should have your photo of it on display too. Do you remember when you could get two photos into the top of an info box? Sad it went because it was ideal to show the back as well as the front of a car. I think the back is almost of equal interest. Eddaido (talk) 09:08, 9 October 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Picture selection 

message: right|thumb|A Mark VI from early Jan 1952
I think the ventilation flap change came with the R-type, not with the 4 1/2 L engine. Do not have a reference for this, but my Mark VI has the big bore engine and the single ventilation flap.  I will refrain from posting a picture of my car to avoid the inevitable struggle but whoever put this in please check. Sinntal (talk) 16:22, 10 October 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: It was I.   I don't have a wiki-source for it.   I know it only because we had one of the later Mark VIs (registration PTN545) in the family fewer than sixty years ago, and back then I was at an age when one noticed stuff.   However, if you take a look at [this category] you will, I think, see that most of the Mark VIs have the earlier arrangement and some - the later ones - have the side-of-bonnet vents.   It's easiest to see on this adjacent picture - photographed by an enthusiast - because of the colour of the lower part of the car, but some of the darker coloured ones in the wiki category also have the later arrangement.   I had thought - still think - that the change came around about the same time as the engine was bored-out a bit more but I have no reason to think that it happened on precisely the same day/chassis nbr.  I hope you're persuaded, but if you're not, feel free to correct my edit on this bit.   Regards Charles01 (talk) 17:40, 10 October 2017 (UTC)

text: PS - If you actually have one at he moment, feel free to upload a picture.   Unlike most of us, who have to take our chance over matters such as the whereabouts of the sunshine and the suitability of the background, you will presumably, over time, have opportunities to choose your location and lighting conditions from a range of suitable possibilities, though maybe there'll be more possibilities after about April, in the event you're sharing my hemisphere rather than Eddaido's.   But of course ... your call. Charles01 (talk) 17:52, 10 October 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Ventilation Flap