Coachwork on Vintage Bentleys: 3 Litre, 4 1/2 Litre, 6 1/2 Litre, Speed Six & 8 Litre 1921-31 [Hardcover]

Nick Walker (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 19, 2006

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. Sadly, these were the bodies which were the first to be scrapped, even though their chassis were often saved. This book uses over 200 contemporary black-and-white illustrations and some 50 specially-shot color 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 as it evolved through that exciting decade.

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About the Author

Nick Walker's first book, the A-Z of British Coachbuilders, has become the accepted reference work in the field. He has also written three titles in the In Detail series.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 160 pages
• Publisher: Herridge & Sons Ltd.; 1st edition (January 19, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0954998111
• ISBN-13: 978-0954998110
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,703,812 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Nice book..., April 13, 2009

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This review is from: Coachwork on Vintage Bentleys: 3 Litre, 4 1/2 Litre, 6 1/2 Litre, Speed Six & 8 Litre 1921-31 (Hardcover)

This is a terrific book... nice photos (with some in color) and well written. I scratchbuild models of vintage Bentleys and this book will be of great help in creating my masterpieces.