BENTLEY CONTINENTAL R V BENTLEY CONTINENTAL GT
Matt Bell on 7th November 2019
Modern classic meets thoroughbred aristocrat as we ponder which £40k Bentley Continental gets the vote today.
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CLASSIC CAR RALLY UNDERWAY
Matt Bell on 17th October 2019
Currently underway is the Carrera Iberia event run by Rally the Globe. This represents the debut classic car rally event for the new club, one which was established by regular historic rally competitors.
BENTLEY GATHERING RECORD
Matt Bell on 13th September 2019
More than a thousand modern and heritage Bentleys have set a new record for the largest Bentley gathering in history.
BENTLEY BLOWER CONTINUATION ANNOUNCED
Matt Bell on 11th September 2019
One of the most iconic cars from Bentley’s history – Sir Tim Birkin’s 1929 supercharged 4½-litre “Blower” – is to be reborn in a new series of 12 matching cars.
MARKET TRENDS – LUXURY ICONS
Matt Bell on 3rd July 2019
In this Market Trends we look at three luxury icons; the Bentley Continental R and T, Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow and Mercedes W100…
SIR DAVID PLASTOW: 1932-2019
Matt Bell on 26th June 2019
Sir David Plastow, former chairman of Rolls-Royce Motors and instrumental in returning the car division to health after the collapse of the parent company in 1971, passed away on June 5 at the age of 87.
MARKET TRENDS – BRITISH SPORTS SALOONS
Matt Bell on 10th April 2019
In this Market Trends we take a look at three British sports saloons: the Bentley Derby, Jensen CV8 and Jaguar's Mk1 and Mk2...
1936 BENTLEY PACEY-HASSAN TO RUN GOODWOOD FESTIVAL OF SPEED HILLCLIMB
Glenn Rowswell on 23rd June 2017
Owner and founder of the leading name in vintage Bentleys, William Medcalf Vintage Bentley, will perform timed runs of the famous Hillclimb at this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed in a unique 1936 Bentley single seater.
EMERGING CLASSIC – BENTLEY CONTINENTAL GT
Paul Wager on 23rd May 2017
The upmarket Volkswagen which emerged from the struggle between two German makers for control of an iconic British brand. I was stuck in traffic earlier this month and idly studying the cars surrounding me, I realised that what at first…
SIR RAY DAVIES’ BENTLEY FOR AUCTION
Glenn Rowswell on 28th April 2017
A 1960 Bentley S2, owned by legendary rhythm guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter for The Kinks, Sir Ray Davies, will go under the hammer at Silverstone Auctions’ May Sale, taking place at Silverstone circuit on 13th May. The car was bought by…
WILLIAM MEDCALF VINTAGE BENTLEY OPENING ITS DOORS FOR ‘DRIVE OUT’ OPEN MORNING
Glenn Rowswell on 23rd March 2017
After the overwhelming success of William Medcalf Vintage Bentley’s inaugural ‘Drive Out’ event, the West Sussex workshop and showroom is once again opening its doors to the historic motoring community on Saturday 8 April. William Medcalf, who specialises in restoration…