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darren · Last edited by darren on Sat Nov 12, 2011 8:01 am; edited 3 times in total

I was just watching the Lord Mayor's Show (London) - an annual event where floats and different kinds of groups parade through the centre of London - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_Mayor's_Show.

Anyway, at one point two old cars were seen. My reaction was "Oh that looks like one of Steed's car". I looked at the registration number and decided to pop into the main website to check it out and lo and behold, it was the exact car that Macnee drove in:

YK 6871 1928 Green Label Bentley

The Fear Merchants

Great to know it's still going strong. Smile

Edited as I copied the wrong info earlier.

Dandy Forsdyke · Posted: Sat Nov 12, 2011 4:12 am Post subject:

Well spotted. Apparently there were two Bentlies with the same reg.

Edited: Pictures too. Ah, the old girl is still looking spendid. Thank you, quite touching to see that. Cool

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Alex McKenna · Nutshell Joined: 02 Nov 2008 Posts: 14 Location: London

I wonder if it is the same car? Certainly the front number-plate has different style numbers, and the little lamps on top of the mudguards have grown a bit! Maybe the old ones had to be replaced though..

Ian Wegg · Have Fingers... Will Type! Joined: 15 Sep 2011 Posts: 373

Nice pictures, thanks for posting.

Apparently it belongs to a Bentley Drivers Club member. Interestingly according to http://theavengers.tv/forever/archive-95.htm it wasn't in the DVLA database in August 2006 and I see it still isn't today.

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dissolute · Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2011 1:45 pm Post subject:

If it's not in the DVLA it probably means it's not currently registered for road use. I can't see a tax disc so that seems likely, probably only gets rolled out of the garage for events like this.
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NickP · Little Wonder Joined: 03 Oct 2011 Posts: 140

I wouldn't read too much into the tax disc, it could well be in a secure metal holder bolted on the side somewhere. In any case, if it wasn't registered for road use it would need to be declared off road ("SORN'ed") so would still be in the DVLA database.

I think it's more likely that it became detached from its original number at some point so is officially registered with a different one.

Ian Wegg · Have Fingers... Will Type! Joined: 15 Sep 2011 Posts: 373

It looks like the tax disc was on the side in The Fear Merchants so probably still is (that's where I have mine too).

Incidentally, the info reproduced above from http://theavengers.tv/forever/cars-2.htm is incorrect. http://www.vintagebentleys.org says the car was delivered in July 1925 and the registration YK was issued in June/July 1925 which confirms. The site also says it is a "Speed" model which I think makes it a "Red label", although the badge on the car in the episode appears to be blue.

Apparently you could order any colour of badge and Bentley owners don't use the "label" terminology anyway, so I think the car is simply a 1925 Bentley 3 litre Speed model.

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waldotyson · Posted: Fri Nov 25, 2011 7:52 pm Post subject:

Thank you for sharing the pictures of Steed's car! It still looks good.
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ischtar · Winged Avenger Joined: 06 Jun 2010 Posts: 678

If you're looking for some high quality pictures of vintage Bentleys, A.C. Greyhound, Alvis and Lagonda then this site is the right one:

http://www.history-of-cars.com/php/bentley/index.php

Ian Wegg · Have Fingers... Will Type! Joined: 15 Sep 2011 Posts: 373

Ian Wegg · Have Fingers... Will Type! Joined: 15 Sep 2011 Posts: 373

I watched the TV coverage of the 2012 Lord Mayor's Show yesterday. A lot of interesting old vehicles but sadly no sign of the Bentley this year.

Vic Flange · Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2012 8:31 am Post subject: Re: YK 6871

Ian Wegg · Have Fingers... Will Type! Joined: 15 Sep 2011 Posts: 373

Yes and more than just fine fettle, the owner is very active with it. I've just found a couple of photos of it on Flicker taken in Deauville a few weeks ago, apparently there for the annual Concours D'Elagance.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/pontfire/8077762317/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pontfire/8077725748/

Dandy Forsdyke · Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2012 12:25 pm Post subject:

Deauville? That car gets around. Poor Emma's Lotus locked away in some museum or somewhere.
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