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ROLLS-ROYCE AND BENTLEY: THE CREWE YEARS

by Martin Bennett

Published by Haynes Publishing. 3rd. 2011

Slightly better than very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper. Third Edition. The illustrated history of all Rolls-Royce and Bentley motor cars built at Crewe from 1945 to 2002. Foreword by HRH The Duke of Gloucester. Large format. Black boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos throughout and a few colour photos. 480 pages including index.

Corners and top & tail of spine lightly rubbbed. Light rubbing of black printing ink of title page to facing page. Else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed and has previous bookseller's barcoded label to rear panel.

ISBN: 9781844254811
Stock no. 1824792

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Contents

  • Foreword by HRH The Duke of Gloucester
  • Preface
  • Chapter 1: Post-War Resurgence and a New Factory
  • Chapter 2: The Silver Wraith
  • Chapter 3: The Standard Steel Saloon, the coachbuilt alternative and the Continental Bentley Mk VI & R-type, Rolls-Royce Silver Dawn
  • Chapter 4: A Phantom for Royalty: The Phantom IV
  • Chapter 5: The Meeting of the Marques: The Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud and Bentley S Type
  • Chapter 6: A new engine, more Clouds and another Phantom: The Silver Cloud II & III, Bentley S2 & S3 and Phantom V
  • Chapter 7: Styling and Coachbuilding
  • Chapter 8: Cloud OverShadowed: The Silver Shadow, Bentley T Series and derivatives
  • Chapter 9: The Phantom VI
  • Chapter 10: Spirit of the Eighties and Beyond: The Silver Spirit and derivative models
  • Chapter 11: The Company sold, the Rolls-Royce marque lost
  • Appendices

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