Bentley Continental The Genesis

Davide BASSOLI

€199.05

Publisher : Nubes Argentea

Reference : LK34935

The history of the iconic Bentley Continental as never told before. The discovery of new material previously unseen, has allowed to bring to the light new details of the fascinating history of the Bentley Continental.

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The history of the iconic Bentley Continental as never told before. The discovery of new material previously unseen, has allowed to bring to the light new details of the fascinating history of the Bentley Continental. From the first thoughts in 1936, to the build of the ‘Embiricos Bentley’, the Corniche, the Cresta, and the launch of the Continental in 1952, the genesis of the iconic Bentley is narrated in the detail, supported by a number of period photographs, drawings and archive material.

The book describes the efforts made by all the personalities involved in the project: from the Director Arthur Robotham to Walter Sleator of Franco-Britannic Autos of Paris, from Jean Daninos of Facel-Métallion to the Chief Project Engineer Ivan Evernden. Bentley Continental The Genesis’ covers the technical aspects and how the Bentley Continental was built. Also, former Rolls-Royce and Bentley Chief Stylist Graham Hull has analysed the style aspects of the Bentley Continental and its predecessors.

The impact of the Bentley Continental in the automotive panorama when introduced in 1952 is told through the autobiographies of some famous first owners. ‘Bentley Continental The Genesis’ is complimentary of my previous opus ‘Continental Journeys’ published in 2017 and do not substitute it.

Bentley
LK34935

Data sheet

Author
Davide BASSOLI
Publisher
Nubes Argentea
Publishing Date
2022
Size
30x20 cm
ISBN
9788894456721
Illustration
266
Number of pages
236
Language
English
Condition
New
Binding
Hardbound

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This is a very nice book. It is well written and has good photographs. Some of the information is known form other books but is has been nicely brought together here. The layout is well done and the paper is of high quality. The section on famous owners has high gloss photographs that are glued in. Personally I would have preferred high gloss photos in the development section and normal pictures in the previous owner section.

By Jacques H. the 2023-02-08

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