The Rolls Royce Motor Car: and the Bentley Since 1931
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| Rating | : | 4.41 (960 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0713487496 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 432 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-03-25 |
| Language | : | English |
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"The Rolls-Royce Motor Car and the Bentley since 19The Rolls-Royce Motor Car and the Bentley since 1931 It's good to see a new version of an old favorite. I have two of the earlier editions. My only real complaint about the coverage in the new volume is that it's too bad that more details on the new Rolls-Royce Phantom could not have been included. This is a very handy book for the Rolls-Royce enthusiast.My other complaint about the book is. 1" according to J. Butler Jr.. It's good to see a new version of an old favorite. I have two of the earlier editions. My only real complaint about the coverage in the new volume is that it's too bad that more details on the new Rolls-Royce Phantom could not have been included. This is a very handy book for the Rolls-Royce enthusiast.My other complaint about the book is. The must have on Rolls-Royce and post 1931 Bentley A Customer If limited to one definitive book on Rolls-Royce and post 1931 Bentley this would be it. Very readable history as well as a comprehensive tecnical appendix. The idea format for a book on one make cars.. Most complete documentation Edward Glick This is a very comprehensive documantion of one the most exclusive car manufactures in the world. Very useful guide on all things Bentley / Rolls Royce.
Follow the development of the Silver Ghost, the New Phantom, the Bentley and the Wraith, the Shadows and Spirits. And here, in its sixth edition, is the fully-updated tribute to these classic cars and the men who created them. Included are the dates of major mechanical changes and the chassis numbers of the three Royce cars from 1904 to the Park Ward model of 2000, as well as the Bentleys built since 1931. For most of the 20th century right through the present day, the Rolls Royce has stood as the prime symbol of quality and luxury. First, an engrossing and exquisitely illustrated history of the Rolls Royce covers everything from the birth of the Rolls as a two-cylinder vehicle in 1904 to its recent sale to Volkswagen. The entire second section presents, in detail and with photographs, car and engine specifications. This is truly a celebration worthy of a Rolls!
Brendan James is a motoring journalist of over 30 years experience with a particular interest in luxury cars. Ian Hallows owned six prewar Rolls-Royce cars and for over 15 years ran an excellent Phantom III for every day use. . Anthony Bird was the author of some of the key titles in motor-car history, including The Motor Car 1765-1914, a biography of Gottlieb Daimler, a history of Lanchester cars and The Veteran Motor Car Pocketbook (co-author)
'A fascinating, authoritative and wholly engrossing account of the Rolls Royce story' The Sunday Times