Handbook for Bentley, Mk. VI
Handbook for Bentley, Mk. VI

Author: Owen Bentley

Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 126

ISBN-13: 3941842439

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THE SECRET OF SUCCESSFUL RUNNING. A complete guide to operating and running a classic Bentley or Rolls-Royce ...It is strongly recommended that this book be carefully studied, and the instructions carefully followed, to ensure the greatest satisfaction...

Bentley MkVI
Bentley MkVI

Author: Martyn Nutland

Publisher: David and Charles

Published: 2022-01-20

Total Pages: 504

ISBN-13: 1787118320

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The development and production history of the elegant and luxurious mainstream Rolls-Royce and Bentley models built between 1947 and 1965. Arguably, these cars - all built on chassis and echoing pre-war practices - were the last of the 'traditional' Rolls-Royce and Bentley models. Many, many of these cars have survived to the present day: all are eminently collectible. Covering concept, design and development, production, promotion, publicity and the coachbuilt cars. There is also helpful practical advice on buying and running these cars today, together with appendices of chassis number sequences and dates, build numbers and modifications and development by chassis number. Illustrated with over 160 black and white and colour photos, this book is a must have for anyone interested in automotive history.

Rolls-Royce and Bentley
Rolls-Royce and Bentley

Author: Malcolm Bobbitt

Publisher: The History Press

Published: 2024-11-28

Total Pages: 396

ISBN-13: 1803998458

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In 1998 Rolls-Royce celebrated the 60th anniversary of the opening of its Crewe factory, the home of the company's car production since World War II. This illustrated history celebrates Rolls Royce and Bentley cars and the company that produced them. Motoring writer Malcolm Bobbitt has brought together a varied collection of photos to create this visual account. The text explains the move of the company's car production from Derby to Crewe just after the war and takes the story through the successful 1950s and 1960s. He recalls the near bankruptcy of the company in the 1970s and its subsequent recovery, and finishes with a description of the company and its cars today in light of the 1998 sale to Volkswagen and the acquisition of the Rolls-Royce name by BMW. The author concentrates on the evolution of the characteristic models - the Bentley Mk VI and the R-Types, the Silver Wraith and Silver Dawn, the Silver Cloud and Silver Shadow and Silver Spirit - and he looks at the recent revival of the Bentley marque which recaptures the spirit of the cars' pre-war sporting history. The book also remembers the notable individuals who played a vital part in the creation of these famous vehicles, and it describes the company's organization and its meticulous methods of design, testing and construction.

Proceedings
Proceedings

Author: Institution of Mechanical Engineers (Great Britain)

Publisher:

Published: 1951

Total Pages: 848

ISBN-13:

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Harry Varley
Harry Varley

Author: Ian Coomber

Publisher: Fonthill Media

Published: 2023-09-17

Total Pages: 280

ISBN-13:

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A remarkable eighty-year adventure spanning the golden age of twentieth-century mechanical and motor-vehicle engineering. Born into an ecclesiastical family, Harry Varley had a burning ambition to be the best engineer he could. He was one of the three-man team that designed the iconic 3-litre Bentley and fifty-seven years later he created a new engine for the same car. A skilled draughtsman and designer, he worked at multiple companies on cars, aircraft, and agricultural machinery. He designed the badge which appears on every Vauxhall, a revolutionary internal-combustion-engine piston and was employed on projects at Cubitt, Crossley and Streamline Cars. On secondment in the Second World War, he helped develop the largest diesel engine made by Perkins Engines, balloon winches and gun mountings, finishing at Rolls-Royce where he retired as chief planning engineer. The design and manufacture of his Varley engine took nine years of grit and determination. Having received reports that it had achieved its design objectives, he died aged ninety-three, his life's work complete.

Journal
Journal

Author: Institution of Mechanical Engineers (Great Britain)

Publisher:

Published: 1951

Total Pages: 394

ISBN-13:

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