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Bentley – Cricklewood To Crewe

by Michael Frostick

Published more than thirty years ago this book by and large represented the state of the art of what was then known and as such remains a staple in the marque enthusiast’s library.

LHLW4: The Outtakes

by Bill Wolf

A 1959 Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith on the loose in New York City. This “book” was made by the author of a magazine article about this car and presented to people involved in that project.

Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow and Bentley T-Series: The Essential Buyer’s Guide

by Malcolm Bobbitt

Cars that are expensive to buy are expensive to fix. This fantastically overengineered car can be positively ruinous, making this Buyer’s Guide absolutely essential insurance.

Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow/Bentley T-Series, Camargue & Corniche

by Malcolm Bobbitt

This 4th edition of a cornerstone of any decent Rolls-Royce/Bentley library is significantly revised and enlarged, not least because its release coincides with the model’s 60th anniversary.

Street Muses of London

by Davide Bassoli

If you like to see London change over three decades, this is a splendid book. If you like to see its streets teeming with Rolls-Royces and Bentleys old and new, this is the only book. Almost 1000 photos tell the story.

Rolls-Royce: The Post-War Phantoms IV, V, VI

by Martin Bennett

All Rolls-Royces are special; some are more special. Fewer than 1000 of these three top of the line models were made and this fine book covers them in the detail they deserve.

The Complete Guide to the Rolls-Royce Silver Seraph and Bentley Arnage

by Richard Vaughan

Of all the Rolls-Royce and Bentley models, these two have been largely ignored by the specialist literature. This privately published book by an enthusiast/owner rectifies that and, specifically, records the myriad of year to year changes.

Bentley Continental, Corniche & Azure 1951–2002

by Martin Bennett

The original Continental was the most expensive production car in its day. And it was fast. Its place on the food chain changed over the years and this book traces it and its derivatives in exhaustive detail.

Discovered: The Nineteenth Rolls-Royce Phantom IV

by Bill Wolf

Spoiler alert: there really are only eighteen, and only available (when new) to royalty which is why everything there is to know about them is known. But, asketh the fiction writer, What If?

The Spectre Arise

by Steve Stuckey

Introduced in 1936 and drawing on the firm’s aero engine expertise the P III was to defend Rolls-Royce’s honor in the “battle of the cylinders.” It is considered the first modern Rolls-Royce, with all the pros and cons this entails. This book has no cons but there aren’t many copies to go around.

Rolls-Royce and Bentley In the Land Of the Silver Fern

by Roy Tilley and Ken White

A portrayal of the contribution that Rolls-Royce and Bentley have made to the development of New Zealand, both on land and in the air.

Bentley – The Vintage Years, Vols. 1, 2, 3

by Clare Hay

A supreme accomplishment in terms of research by the foremost living Bentley scholar, this phenomenal third edition is a beg/borrow/steal proposition for the Cricklewood crowd.

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