Detailed model-by-model descriptions, technical and restoration information, and invaluable reference data. Robsons text is very good and the pictures are even better. Old Cars Weekly.
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This review is from: Rolls-Royce and Bentley Collector's Guide: V4, 1980-98: Silver Spirit to Azure (Acollector's Guide) (Hardcover)
This book is more of a guide to the Rolls-Royce and Bentley range than an actual collector's guide. There is a comprehensive history of the development of the 1980-98 series, with plenty of photos and information tables. I was disappointed that there is very little "guidance" to this guide. One would expect that a book claiming to be a "Collector's Guide" would offer more on what to look for in terms of buying a 20-plus-year Proper Motor Car, including what model years, if any, to avoid, and how to evaluate the physical and mechanical well-being of the cars. Buy the book as a good initial reference if you're about to begin your research before you buy a Rolls or Bentley, but wait until it's on sale.
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This review is from: Rolls-Royce and Bentley Collector's Guide: V4, 1980-98: Silver Spirit to Azure (Acollector's Guide) (Hardcover)
This book was very thorough . . . had great detail on the history of this generation of car that it covered, and it had very specific model & manufacturing information. The book did not go into detail as far as mechanics go, as that was not its intention. It also did not have as many color prints of vehicles, as I would've liked, but it was definitely a 5-Star book. I recently purchased a 1981 Rolls-Royce Silver Spirit, and I bought this book when searching for any books that had more information about the car. This book was a very entertaining companion to the vehicle. :)
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"Three vital events governed the image, the package, the form and the type of car the Rolls-Royce Silver Spirit would become, long before its launch - they took place in 1904, 1959 and 1965: In 1904, the Hon Charles Rolls and Henry Royce got together to fou" Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
top gear range, telescopic hydraulic dampers, adaptive damping, overhead inlet, exhaust emission regulations, torque multiplication, centre console, rear disc brakes, radiator shell, mesh grille, axle ratio, turbocharged engine, hydraulic circuits, front disc brakes Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Silver Spirit, Silver Shadow, Silver Spur, Bentley Continental, Mulsanne Turbo, Mulliner Park Ward, Bentley Mulsanne, Bentley Brooklands, North America, Silver Seraph, John Hollings, Mike Dunn, Peter Ward, Bentley Eight, Hythe Road, Touring Limousine, Bentley Azure, General Motors, Silver Wraith, David Plastow, Park Sheet Metal, Rolls-Royce Corniche, Bentley Corniche, Chief Engineer, Harry Grylls New!
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"Three vital events governed the image, the package, the form and the type of car the Rolls-Royce Silver Spirit would become, long before its launch - they took place in 1904, 1959 and 1965: In 1904, the Hon Charles Rolls and Henry Royce got together to fou" Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
top gear range, telescopic hydraulic dampers, adaptive damping, overhead inlet, exhaust emission regulations, torque multiplication, centre console, rear disc brakes, radiator shell, mesh grille, axle ratio, turbocharged engine, hydraulic circuits, front disc brakes Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Silver Spirit, Silver Shadow, Silver Spur, Bentley Continental, Mulsanne Turbo, Mulliner Park Ward, Bentley Mulsanne, Bentley Brooklands, North America, Silver Seraph, John Hollings, Mike Dunn, Peter Ward, Bentley Eight, Hythe Road, Touring Limousine, Bentley Azure, General Motors, Silver Wraith, David Plastow, Park Sheet Metal, Rolls-Royce Corniche, Bentley Corniche, Chief Engineer, Harry Grylls New!
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- New Hampshire (States) by Amy Graham in Front Matter
- Rolls-Royce and Bentley Collector's Guide (A Collector's Guide) (v. 3) by Graham Robson in Front Matter
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