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Facebook post
by user 'Classic & Sports Car'
in Dec 2011
"Clare Hay's superb new history
of the Bentley 8 Litre has just arrived,
and featured this remarkable picture
of a vertical H J Mulliner bodied
saloon. The flywheel is so heavy it
has to be carried out with the crankshaft
held vertical (they are tapered together
and have to be lapped properly). So
rather than remove the engine, he
chose to stand the car on its nose
to fit! MW" — Classic
& Sports Car, 20 December 2011
Comments by other users:
"When looking at that frame,
bolted to the ground, I wonder how
did they get the car there?"
— Pjotr du Mât, 20 December,
2011
"Thats picture doesn't look
old." — Marc Stephens,
20 December, 2011
"Looks like the engine compartment
is empty. Interesting to see how the
rear doors are extra locked."
— Pjotr du Mât, 20 December,
2011
"I'd love to know the full story
-- can you imagine the work involved
just to figure out how to suspend
the car so as not to damage anything?"
— Guy Lachlan, 20 December,
2011
"Similar to changing the diff
on a Triumph Herald, Ha!" —
Lee Williams, 21 December, 2011
"I just admire how beautiful
is as a saloon with that low roof."
— Gabriel de Meurville, 21
December, 2011
"There's no date on the photo
but I think it must be in the US and
during YX5115's restoration prior
to Pebble Beach in 2009. Totally agree
Gabriel. Sadly too many 8-litre saloons
have been chopped over the years for
boy racer specials. Hay's book is
a fine tribute to the art of British
coachbuilding on this magnificent
Bentley chassis." — Classic
& Sports Car, 21 December, 2011
"Agree re saloons sad so many
were made into boy racers." —
Peter Watson, 24 December, 2011
"We did the same with ships,
well not a ship, but held the propeller
shaft vertical in a crane and hand
fitted the propeller." —
Norman Hart, 13 January, 2012
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