Coachwork on Vintage Bentleys by Nick Walker
All car enthusiasts know, or think they know, what a vintage Bentley should look like. It should have a four-seater tourer body, and should be painted British Racing Green. But Bentleys weren't always like that. When these cars were new, other types of body by many different coachbuilders - saloons, limousines, fixed-head coupes, landaulets, cabriolets, drophead coupes, sedancas de ville - outnumbered the tourers and sports models. This book uses over 200 contemporary black-and-white illustrations and some 50 specially shot colour photographs to tell the story of Bentley coachwork during the 1920s, and up to 1931 when the company went into receivership. Each of the three classes of coachwork - saloons and limousines, drophead coupes, and tourers - is traced through that exciting decade.Nick Walker began his career in corporate management and marketing after studying engineering at Cambridge. He is a member of the Society of Automotive Historians and the Vintage Sports-Car Club's Honorary Librarian. He is also the Honorary Archivist of SAE-UK (previously IBCAM). He has owned vehicles bodied by both Vanden Plas and Cross & Ellis, as well as acting as Chairman of the Alvis Owner Club. He is now retired and has produced a number of books and articles on automotive history in recent years.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780954998110 |
| ISBN 10 | 0954998111 |
| Title | Coachwork on Vintage Bentleys |
| Author | Nick Walker |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Herridge & Sons Ltd |
| Year published | 2005-12-15 |
| Number of pages | 160 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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