ROLLS ROYCE & BENTLEY

ROLLS ROYCE & BENTLEY

GRAHAM ROBSON

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Código:
17772
Idioma:
INGLES
Editorial:
KP KRAUSE PUBLICATIONS
Nº edición:
1
Materia
Marcas en varios idiomas
ISBN:
978-0-89689-238-5
Páginas:
255
Encuadernación:
PORTADA DURA CON CARATULA
Medidas:
235 mm x 312 mm
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Introduction
Time Line
- Rolls and Royce - setting a new atandard
- The vintage Bentley - a new sporting brand
- Merged in the 1930s - Rolls-Royce and Bentley together
- Intermission: Aircraft engines that made history
- Traditional motoring in the 1940s and 1950s
- Silver Shadow and T-Series-new cars, new styles, new engineering
- Turbos and Spirits - Rolls-Royce and Bentley in the 1980s and 1990s Running Battle: Rolls-Royce and Bentley for sale. Who bought the brands?
- Bentley under VW - a complete marketing revolution
- Rolls-Royce for the 2000s-BMW´s new strategy

Elegance and sophistication radiate from the pages of this spectacularly illustrated book about the world's most revered automobiles. Although having the means to ride in high style isn't always a possibility, readers can use this book to live large for at least a little while. This stunning new book: explores the "other" great British invasion with extensive historical details useful for automobile historians and collectors; features primary models such as the classic Silver Ghost and today's Phantom accompanied by 300+ rare and specially commissioned photos and technical drawings. For collectors or dreamers this book is the ultimate guide to Rolls-Royce class.

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