When the first new post war Bentleys emerged from Rolls Royce’s former aero engine factory at Crewe in 1946, it was the beginning of a new era for one of Britain’s most famous sporting marques. Available in either a standard steel body or a variety of special coachwork produced by the cream of Briti..
First published in 1989 "Bentley The Silent Sports Car" can be acknowledged as the ‘standard work’ on the Derby Bentley. Based on a fine collection of original coachbuilders’ photographs, the book looks at the development of the Derby Bentley. With a focus on the British coachwork aspect, there are ..
It is not often that an author of a motoring book can justly claim to have written a definitive work on his favourite subject at his first attempt. This is precisely the case with Michael Hay and this work on the vintage years of the Bentley. Based on a comprehensive collection of over 500 photograp..
For thirty two years, Brooklands was the home of motor racing in Great Britain where a week never went by without something happening at the circuit, and the enthusiast knew they could visit there at any time without fear of disappointment. The atmosphere of transport, whether they be fully blown ra..
This is ‘the’ book on Grand Prix racing on the San Sebastian circuit over the period 1923-1930 and 1933-35 inclusive. Entry list details as well as race chart positions, and the circuit map help to compliment the many fascinating period photographs. The colour replication of programme co..
Briggs Swift Cunningham was a classic American sportsman. He made his name racing automobiles from Sebring to Le Mans. He built his own line of Cunningham sports and racing cars. He collected classic automobiles from around the world. And he piloted twelve metre yachts to win the America's Cup. Rare..
The thirties was the era when nations raced: Germany, Italy, France and Britain each carrying their patriotism and nationalism to the rivalry of the race tracks. John Dugdale was in a perfect position to record the events of this momentous decade, joining The Autocar as a young reporter in the early..
How do you describe a man who looked decades younger than he was, who bubbles with enthusiasm for life, who has natural charm in abundance, who is an English gentleman in the mould of David Niven and who has crammed more into his seventy-plus years than most people could into several lifetimes? Extr..
The book is a work of reference and records all of the experimental cars produced by Rolls Royce Limited and latterly its successor Rolls Royce Motors Limited. It covers a period of over seventy five years, ever since the formation of the Experimental Department in 1910, and includes all Bentley exp..
John Bolster is too well known to need introduction and all who have seen or only read of “Bloody Mary" will agree that the constructor and driver of this famous " Special" is eminently suited to the task of describing the details of other cars specially built, either for racing, trials or hill clim..
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