Bentley Cars 1933 to 2020

by James Taylor

Overview

A comprehensive pictorial history of all Bentley cars produced between 1933 and 2020.

A model-by-model guide to this classic marque, giving details of design history, model specs, colour variations and styling features. Comprehensively illustrated, the book includes original photographs of all major models, together with interior detail. It is an invaluable resource for anyone wishing to identify or compare Bentley models.

This book is a must-have for any automotive bookshelf, for the Bentley aficionado or those interested in British motoring heritage. James Taylor is an experienced automotive historian and author, who has written many titles for Veloce, this one being another addition to Veloce's hugely successful A Pictorial History series.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781836440055
Publisher:	David & Charles
Publication date:	05/15/2025
Series:	A Pictorial History , #25
Pages:	112
Product dimensions:	5.83(w) x 8.27(h) x 0.00(d)

About the Author

After graduating from Oxford and pursuing further academic studies at Reading, James Taylor spent 12 years working in central government. However, the lure of writing about cars – which he was doing in his spare time – proved too great and he decided to turn it into a career.

James has written well over 150 books and spent ten years as the editor of Land Rover Enthusiast magazine. He has written very widely for both magazines and books on motoring subjects, but has specialised in the history of Rover cars and Land Rovers; he continues to write for the motoring press both at home and abroad. He has several automotive books published by Veloce, including: Rover V8 – The Story of the Engine; Land Rovers in British Military Service; Land Rover Emergency Vehicles; Rover Cars - A Pictorial History; and some Essential Buyer’s Guides for the Range Rover and Land Rover Discovery.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 – the Derby Bentleys
1 3½ litre 1933-1937
2 4¼ litre 1936-1939
3 (Mk V 1939-1941)
4 (Corniche 1939-1940)

Chapter 2
5 Mk VI 1946-1952
6 R Type 1952-1955
7 R Type Continental 1952-1955

Chapter 3
8 S1 1955-1959
9 S1 Continental 1955-1959
10 S2 1959-1962
11 S2 Continental 1959-1962
12 S3 1962-1965
13 S3 Continental 1962-1965

Chapter 4 (SY)
14 T1 1965-1977
15 T1 James Young 1966
16 T1 MPW 1966
17 T1 Pininfarina 1968
18 T2 1977-1980
19 Corniche 1971-1984
20 Camargue (1985; one)
21 Continental 1984-1995
22 Continental Turbo 1992-1995

Chapter 5 (SZ – the transition)
23 Mulsanne 1980-1987
24 Mulsanne Turbo 1982-1985
25 Eight 1984-1992
26 Turbo R 1985-1995
27 Mulsanne S 1987-1992
28 Brooklands 1992-1998
29 Turbo S 1994-1995
30 Brooklands R & Mulliner 1996-1998
31 Turbo RT & Mulliner 1997-1998

Chapter 6
6.1 Continental R 1991-2002
6.2 Continental S 1994-1995
6.3 Azure 1995-2003
6.4 Continental T 1996-2002
6.5 Continental SC 1999
6.6 Continental R Mulliner 1999-2003

Chapter 7 – Specials – Brunei and others
39 Java concept 1994
40 Jankel Val d’Isère estate & Provence
41 Bentley Sports Estate 1992-1995
42 Brunei B2 1994-1996
43 Brunei B3 1994-1995
44 Bentley Grand Prix 1994
45 Bentley Camelot 1994-1995
46 Bentley Monte Carlo 1994-1995
47 Bentley Imperial 1994-1995 and possibly later
48 Bentley Spectre 1994-1996
49 Bentley Phoenix 1994-1996
50 Bentley Silverstone 1994-1996
51 Bentley Java 1994-1996?
52 Bentley Rapier 1995-1996
53 Bentley Pegasus 1995-1996
54 Bentley Buccaneer 1996
55 Bentley Dominator 1998

Chapter 8
8.1 Arnage 1998-2009
8.2 Hunaudières Concept 1999
8.3 Speed 8 2000-2003
8.4 State Limousines 2002

Chapter 9 (Two-door models)
9.1 Continental GT 2003-2011
9.2 Continental GTC
9.3 GT Speed
9.4 Supersports
9.5 GTZ
9.6 Flying Star
9.7 Continental GT (Gen 2) 2011-2018

Chapter 10 (Four-door models)
10.1 Continental Flying Spur (Gen 1) 2005-2013
10.2 Azure (Gen 2) 2006-2009
10.3 Brooklands (Gen 2) 2008-2011
10.4 Flying Spur (Gen 2) 2013-2019
10.5 Mulsanne 2010-2020
10.6 Bentayga 2016-2020