This completely new book was published as a private edition in September 1998 in three separate editions - German, English and French. The text covers in detail the development of every model from the 1904 Rolls-Royce 10hp to the latest V12-engined Silver Seraph and the Bentley Arnage powered by a V8-engine with twin turbochargers. Previously a subsidiary of Vickers in 1998 Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Ltd. and Bentley Motors Ltd. have moved under the wings of multinational operating parents. With its in-depth information and illustrated by 322 colour photographs of impressive quality (plus three mono photos of historic interest) this is a genuinely stunning book. A variety of very rare cars and coachwork respectively are shown in detail. Simultaneously with the English version limited editions have been printed separately in French ROLLS-ROYCE ET BENTLEY DE L'AUBE DU SIÈCLE AU NOUVEAU MILLÉNAIRE and in German ROLLS-ROYCE UND BENTLEY AUTOMOBILE VOM ANFANG DES JAHRHUNDERTS BIS INS NEUE JAHRTAUSEND.

The 300+ illustrations are full colour (plus 3 mono-photos of historic interest). Because the book is a private edition no controller from a publishing company keen on cost-saving was allowed to express any ideas to limit expenses. Obviously nothing but the finest standard was accepted. Most of the photos have been specially taken for this 256-pages book and never appeared in print before.

Hardback 297 x 210 mm, 256 pages, 332 colour photos, 3 b/w photos, Publication: September 1998, A collector's leather edition - limited to 50 copies - is available at a price of EUR 186,- plus postage & packing.
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Following the success of Rolls-Royce: The Elegance Continues (that was published in the 70ies) Lawrence Dalton compiled Rolls-Royce, The Classic Elegance and that book was first published in 1987. Rolls-Royce: The Classic Elegance has been out of print for some years.

Now in this second edition, authority Bernard L. King has radically revised, with thousands of changes and additions, all the captions and the production details of the Silver Wraith, Phantom IV and Phantom V, plus the coachbuilt Silver Dawns, Silver Cloud I, II and III chassis. This task, of course, was facilitated because Bernard L. King utilised his database that encompasses all Bentley and Rolls-Royce motor cars produced up until 1965. For the first time, the data is presented in a standardised format and will prove invaluable to the enthusiast who wants to identify the body on a particular chassis along with its date of completion, first owner etc. Other book references for each coachbuilt car are added for the first time and this will be immensely useful for tracing further photographs and information.

Over five hundred illustrations, cover practically every different body design mounted on post-war Rolls-Royce up to 1986. Photographs of interiors and some coachbuilders’ drawings are worth mentioning

The author and the editor:
The late Lawrence Dalton had been a life long motor enthusiast who completed his first book in 1967 and then founded a company, Dalton Watson, to publish it, Rolls-Royce, The Classic Elegance has been out of print for some years.

Bernard L. King is well known for the books from his series “Complete Classics” which are considered as “Standard Reference Books”. The utmost care he invests in compiling and editing books is mirrored in the up-dating of this book, too.

Specifications:
Hardback 210 x 260 mm, 336 pages, over 500 illustrations, mostly black and white photographs plus a 16-page colour section, 2nd Edition published 2005,
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From its creation in 1919 to the present renaissance under VW ownership the story of Bentley is told, the story of one of Britain’s most distinguished marques. The company and the cars produced there changed over the years. The vintage racing Bentleys of the 20ies were another breed than “The Silent Sports Car” designed after the take-over by Rolls-Royce. The turbocharged Bentley saloon, coupés and convertibles were highlights of the post-war period. The lavishly illustrated book is the first to trace the tenuous link between Walter Owen Bentley, the company’s founder and its modern heritage. Every new model (including the new Bentley Continental GT) and every technical advance (including recent victory at Le Mans) is covered.

The author:
Graham Robsonis a motoring writer of outstanding reputation, with some 35 books to his credit. He has twice won the Guild of Motoring Writers’ Montagu Trophy and is a two-times recipient of the Cugnot Award conferred by the Society of Automotive Historians.

Specifications:
Cloth Hardback 280 x 200 mm, 168 pages, 150 illustrations, Publication: 2003,
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Here is the story of Rolls-Royce motor cars including those Bentley models that were made after the take-over of that company. Fair warning: the pre-war models have not been given much room - Jonathan Wood clearly concentrated on the model series that were produced after World War II. This was the time, when Rolls-Royce had to react to altered market conditions and developed models for a wider clientele. The men behind the cars are profiled. Buying hints are given and there are driving impressions of all the principal models. This lavishly illustrated book shows many fine colour photos.

The author:
Jonathan Wood is a motoring writer of outstanding reputation, with some 35 books to his credit. He has twice won the Guild of Motoring Writers' Montagu Trophy and is a two-times recipient of the Cugnot Award conferred by the Society of Automotive Historians.

Specifications:
Cloth hardback, 20 x 280 mm, 160 pages, ca. 50 mono- and 120 colour photos; Publication 2002 (not 2001 as per imprint)
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Here is the story of Rolls-Royce motor cars including those Bentley models that were made after the take-over of that company. Fair warning: the pre-war models have not been given much room - Jonathan Wood clearly concentrated on the model series that were produced after World War II. This was the time, when Rolls-Royce had to react to altered market conditions and developed models for a wider clientele. The men behind the cars are profiled. Buying hints are given and there are driving impressions of all the principal models. This lavishly illustrated book shows many fine colour photos.

The author:
With the publication of this book. Johnnie Green secured instant recognition as a true authority on Bentley motor cars. It was an instant success and was reprinted in its original form several times. Johnnie Green had developed a passion for that marque in his boyhood and has been a Bentley owner for most of his adult life. As Lawrence Dalton's brother-in-law (Lawrence Dalton was the founder of Dalton Watson), it seemed entirely appropriate that his passion for Bentley should match his brother-in-law's passion for Rolls-Royce and in the early 1970s, these two produced the outstanding books in their time on their specialist subjects.

Specifications:
Hardcover, 245 x 185 mm, 288 pages, over 300 Mono- und Colour-Photos,
Publication 2003;
Price EUR 92 (ca. 92US$) plus postage + packing
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