Concours d’Elégance Automobile. Bentley Mark VI Cresta, #B447CD Facel Métallon, Design Pinin Farina, of Mr. Perroud won Grand Prix. Cannes 28.3.1951. - Photo by Edward Quinn

Concours d’Elégance Automobile. Bentley Mark VI Cresta, #B447CD Facel Métallon, Design Pinin Farina, of Mr. Perroud won Grand Prix. Cannes 28.3.1951.

Mr. Perroud’s Bentley Mark VI Cresta, with coachwork by Facel Métallon to a Pinin Farina design, after winning the Grand Prix at the Concours d’Elégance Automobile. The dark coupe is distinguished by its prominent chrome grille, to which a prize sign is attached, four round headlights, and the number ‘51’ displayed in its windshield. Spectators in period attire gather before an ornate arched structure as French flags fly in the background. Cannes, March 28, 1951.


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