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W.O.Bentley: The Man Behind the Marque
 
 

W.O.Bentley: The Man Behind the Marque [Illustrated] (Hardcover)

by Malcolm Bobbitt (Author) "REGENTS Park and St John's Wood were very respectable in the final years of the 19th century ..." (more)
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  • Hardcover: 256 pages
  • Publisher: Breedon Books Publishing Co Ltd; illustrated edition edition (Aug 2003)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1859833527
  • ISBN-13: 978-1859833520
  • Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 15.7 x 2.5 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 733,475 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Classic & Sports Car, November 2003

"a rounded and entertaining picture of WO in a well-researched and well-written history."


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The Bentley motor car is one of the most respected marques in the world. It is synonymous with what is often referred to as the golden age of motorsport. Still the image remains of open sportscars, bearing the legendary winged B emblem, thundering around Brooklands and along the Mulsanne Straight at Le Mans. Yet while Bentley motor cars are widely revered, their creator, Walter Owen Bentley, is largely unknown. In this meticulously researched and revealing biography, Malcolm Bobbitt chronicles W.O. Bentley's life and career and his love of machinery, especially motorcycles and motor cars. He records the rise and fall of Bentley Motors, the triumphs of the cars in competition, especially at Le Mans, and the enduring legend these performances created. Undoubtedly W.O. Bentley was one of the outstanding engineers and designers of his era, but Bentley the businessman was less successful. Even during the years when his cars achieved their great victories, the company's existence was tenuous, and Malcolm Bobbitt gives a fascinating account of Bentley's continuous struggle to remain financially afloat. Without massive investment from the wealthy diamond merchant Woolf Barnato, Bentley Motors would not have survived as long as it did. When, during the Depression, Barnato could no longer afford to finance the company, it was taken over by Rolls-Royce. but still the marque - and its reputation for excellence - persisted.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great Buy, 10 Mar 2009
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This was a present for a firend and l have heard nothing but good thing about it. He can not put it down and says he will read it again. so a great buy for someone that is a Bentley owner and sometimes hard to buy the right gift for.
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