Rolls Royce and Bentley Driver

Personal preference

Like other coachbuilders of the late 1940s and early ’50s, James Young enjoyed success with models based around the Bentley MkVI and subsequent RType chassis. This issue’s cover star, however, stood out from the crowd thanks to its highly distinctive...

Highlight of the year

With this issue of Rolls-Royce & Bentley Driver hitting the shops and landing on subscribers’ doormats in early October, it feels like summer is already a distant memory for those of us in the northern hemisphere. But what a summer it was, with great...

First-time buyers

Buying your first example of any classic or older car often involves mixed emotions. The excitement of finally acquiring the car of your dreams is often tempered by concerns over whether you’re actually buying a decent example. But that’s probably a...

Celebrating 60 years

Regular readers will have noticed that this issue of RollsRoyce & Bentley Driver feels chunkier than normal, thanks to it boasting an extra 32 pages to enable us to celebrate 60 years of the Silver Shadow. It’s an anniversary that simply can’t be...

Owner-driver appeal

Catching up with Eric Bauly and his 100-year-old Rolls-Royce 20hp for the feature that we’re running in this issue was an interesting exercise, and not just because of the owner’s personal tale. As you’ll read (starting on page 40), Eric first spotted...

Differences of opinion

In the world of Rolls-Royce and Bentley classics, you will always find differences of opinion. While most might argue that a Silver Shadow or Silver Spirit is worthy of classic status, some traditionalists will suggest that anything without a separate...

Quality workhorse

We’re no strangers to pre-war cars here at Rolls-Royce & Bentley Driver, and are always pleased to have one as our cover star. This issue’s front cover offers something different, however, as it’s the first time we’ve featured a 1920s RollsRoyce...

IN THE WORKSHOP TECHNICAL ADVICE

Access all eras

We’re covering a vast range of different eras in this issue, kicking off chronologically with an in-depth look at Rolls-Royce’s American dream. To crack the US market, the company set up its own plant at Springfield, Massachusetts, in 1921. And over...

Back in the driving seat

We’re fortunate here at Rolls-Royce & Bentley Driver to have a very loyal readership, with many of you having supported us from day one – and hopefully that means my name will be familiar to most. In fact, it’ll hopefully ring a bell with anyone who’s...