Re: DESIGN IMITATION?

Posted by markb57 On 2014/10/5 22:03:38

I know this is a long-since-quiet thread, but to get it back on the main track, the immediate post-war Bentley/RR chassis/suspension/body was almost a dead copy of the Packard 120. The Mk VI & R-type wheelbase was 120 inches, and the front suspension is virtually identical to the pre-war Packard IFS. Compare chassis shots of Mk VI or R-type Bentleys (and their RR twins) to Packard 120 chassis shot...you can barely tell the difference! IF you poke around Bentley sites, you will find that they make no attempt to hide this. Think about it....there were plenty of Packard staff cars in England during WWII, and RR/Bentley had to have a more economical, yet more advanced car for the reality of the market in the post-war years. Pretty cool!