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BENTLEY CHRONICLE PART1 : #002
BENTLEY CHRONICLE PART1 : #002

BENTLEY CHRONICLE PART1 W.O. Bentley and the Bentley Boy Years #002 Designed and developed by W.O. Bentley himself, only 3,048 Bentleys were produced in total over a period of just ten years, from 1921 to 1931, and were known as 'W.O. Bentleys' or 'Cricklewood Bentleys', after the location of the factory headquarters. All models produced during this period were guaranteed by the company for five years, which shows how confident W.O. was in the reliability and durability of his automobiles.
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BENTLEY CHRONICLE PART1 : #001
BENTLEY CHRONICLE PART1 : #001

BENTLEY CHRONICLE PART1 : #001 W.O. Bentley and the Bentley Boy Years #001 The Bentley Chronicles trace the history of Bentley. In Part 1, we will look at the origins of the company's founder, W.O. Bentley, and the Bentley Boys, who were born with the aim of creating the ideal sports car. Starting with the 3 Litre in 1919 and ending with the 4 Litre in 1931, these models were dazzlingly successful on the racing field, especially in the Le Mans 24-hour endurance race. Their record of four consecutive victories, five in all, and the memory of the young men known as the 'Bentley Boys' remains deeply engraved in the collective imagination.
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BOOKFILE 06-1 : Rolls Royce & Bentley: The Crewe Years
BOOKFILE 06-1 : Rolls Royce & Bentley: The Crewe Years

BOOKFILE 06-1 : Rolls Royce & Bentley: The Crewe YearsGifts from the Holy Land, Crewe Nowadays, the Crewe factory is known as a kind of ‘Holy Land’ for Bentley. A book clearly tracing R-R/Bentley's postwar path to this legendary factory has been reprinted.
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BOOK FILE 5:Bentley’s Great Eight
BOOK FILE 5:Bentley’s Great Eight

Learn all about the V8, the masterpiece… Karl Ludvigsen, a top-notch automotive historian, has published a book that meticulously summarizes the history of Bentley's famed V-8 engine.
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THE EXTREAM BENTLEY : BENTLEY CONTINENTAL SUPERSPORTS
THE EXTREAM BENTLEY : BENTLEY CONTINENTAL SUPERSPORTS

The Future of Luxury Cars by Bentley At the Geneva Show in March 2008, Bentley CEO Dr. Franz-Josef Paefgen announced the development of the FlexFuel system, compatible with both gasoline and ethanol, which would be available by 2012. This represented a public expression of Bentley's aim to confront the ‘environmental’ performance issues that had been avoided by luxury and sports cars around the world until now. A year later, also in Geneva, Bentley unveiled a new model. This new model, named ‘Supersport’ after the famed classic of the past, was, as its name implied, the fastest Bentley ever built, yet it also boasted the world's highest level of environmental performance. How did Bentley respond to the environmental issues surrounding the earth and automobiles, and to the Bentley users who always seek the best? A year later, also in Geneva, Bentley unveiled a new model. This new model, named ‘Supersport’ after the famed classic of the past, was, as its name implied, the fastest Bentley ever built, yet it also boasted the world's highest level of environmental performance. How did Bentley respond to the environmental issues surrounding the earth and automobiles, and to the Bentley users who always seek the best?
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BOOK FILE 4:Bentley Continental: Corniche & Azure 1951-200
BOOK FILE 4:Bentley Continental: Corniche & Azure 1951-200

BOOK FILE 4:Bentley Continental: Corniche & Azure 1951-200Tracing the Lineage of the Continental The Continental has been an icon of the Bentley lineup for decades. Here is the history of its development and its lineage, clearly documented in a comprehensive monograph.
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BOOK FILE 3-2:Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow / Bentley T-Series
BOOK FILE 3-2:Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow / Bentley T-Series

Discovering the Origins of the Post-War Bentley The Silver Shadow and T-series achieved rare success in automobile history. Now comes a phenomenal book that documents everything leading up to the production of these variation models.
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BOOK FILE 3-1:Bentley: Personenwagen seit 1921
BOOK FILE 3-1:Bentley: Personenwagen seit 1921

BOOK FILE 3-1:Bentley: Personenwagen seit 1921A Bentley Handbook, Concise but Deep The popular German series on the history of the most prestigious brands in the automotive world has now created a Bentley edition. It’s concise but rich in content.
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BOOK FILE 2-2:Bentley MkVI
BOOK FILE 2-2:Bentley MkVI

Knowing the Originators of the Post-War Bentley This is a book that fully covers the original post-war Bentley, the Mark VI, and the models surrounding it. The deeper you delve into the world of Bentley, the more involved you get.
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BOOK FILE 2-1:The Complete Bentley
BOOK FILE 2-1:The Complete Bentley

The Complete History BookThe Complete Bentley, covering the history of Bentley, is now available. It’s surprising that it has never been published before. It’s truly an 'all-in-one' book.
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Post-War Bentleys in Classic Books
Post-War Bentleys in Classic Books

BOOK FILE 1-2:ORIGINAL ROLLS-ROYCE & BENTLEY 1946-65 Post-War Bentleys in Classic Books The latest book in the globally popular 'Original' series is Original Rolls-Royce & Bentley 1946-65. It serves as an excellent guide to the history of the post-war Bentley.
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An Introduction to Vintage Bentleys
An Introduction to Vintage Bentleys

An Introduction to Vintage BentleysThe Bentleys of the W.O. era were known to be captivating, but there’s little literature on them. Here, we introduce a definitive book on the subject.
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