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Rolls-Royce Catalogue 1910/11

by Rolls-Royce Limited 

Few people today can truly comprehend how high Rolls-Royce raised the bar with its first production model, the car that would become known as the Silver Ghost and is featured in this reprint of a sales catalog.

Rolls-Royce and Bentley in the Sunburnt Country: The First Fifty Years of Rolls-Royce in Australia

by Tom C Clarke & David R Neely

Australia was a large market for Rolls-Royce, and its rugged terrain posed particular challenges for these most opulent of cars.

Blower Bentley: Bentley 4½ Litre Supercharged

by Michael Hay

If there is such a thing as a “definitive” history of this model, this book is it. As a racecar the Blower did not set the world on fire but it was important for any number of reasons.

II PY

by Edward Evans 

A crime caper revolving around a vintage Rolls-Royce. More of a hair-puller than a nail-biter . . .

Me and My MG: Stories from MG Owners Around the World

by Gordon Thorburn

On the surface, this is a book about MG cars and their owners. But it is also about a type of car that embodies a type of technology the author finds more satisfying than modern gizmos.

The Edwardian Rolls-Royce

by J Fasal and B Goodman

Rolls-Royce’s Silver Ghost is the car whose mechanical excellence made the company famous, making the words “Rolls-Royce” a byword for excellence in any endeavor.

Bentley Eight Litre

by Clare Hay

The 8L was Bentley’s attempt to move away from the sports car market and break into the luxury car business, competing directly with Rolls-Royce. The car was good, the business case not.

Why Not? The Story of the Honourable Charles Stewart Rolls

by David Baines

From ballooning to motor racing to seeing to it that Great Britain should have the capability of building a truly great car, Rolls did a whole lot more than he is remembered for today.

The Spirit: Celebrating 75 Years of the Rolls-Royce Motor Car

by Ken Dallison

Twenty-four 18 x 14˝ watercolors of classic Rolls-Royce automobiles in a leather-bound limited-edition book.

Rolls-Royce and Bentley: the Crewe Years

by Martin Bennett

When this book first appeared in 1995 it quickly established itself as the primary source on all the Crewe cars from 1946 onwards. This 3rd edition adds 120 pages and takes us to 1998.

They Started in MGs: Profiles of Sports Car Racers of the 1950s

by Carl Goodwin

Cheap, quick, easy to fix and modify, the MG TC really was the one car that can be said to have launched sports car racing in America. You’ll be surprised at who all cut their teeth on this little machine.

Kidnap of the Flying Lady: How Germany Captured Both Rolls-Royce & Bentley

by Richard Feast

A catchy title—that makes sense only to people who already know the story. Or think they know. Fact is, it will be another few decades before the material facts of this episode will become unsealed.

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