The names Rolls-Royce and Bentley have long been synonymous with engineering excellence, longevity, luxury and beauty of line.

This third edition of a best-selling classic - fully updated in a new larger format, with excellent photography including period colour - traces the story of these automotive aristocrats, examining all the post-war models manufactured at Crewe. This lavish book will be a superb addition to the libraries of all Rolls-Royce and Bentley enthusiasts.

Contents:

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

Appendices:

• Chassis and engine numbering systems
• Delivery dates by chassis series
• Steering wheel controls, 1946-59
• Switchboxes
• Mascots
• The Clubs
• Corniche and Camargue, total production figures
• Milestones: Rolls-Royce and Bencley Chronology, 1946-98

Hardcover, 23,5 x 28,5 cm, 480 Seiten, 78 farbige und 1.022 s/w-Abbildungen, englischer Text