Author Andrew Noakes takes us through Bentley’s colorful 100-year history. 100 Years of Bentley is filled with interesting photos and insightful commentary.Our Book Garage series showcases what every enthusiast should add to their library.

100 years of bentley author Andrew Noakes Publisher White Lion Publishingisbn 978-1781319154 where to readAmazon

Before me sits the book 100 Years of Bentley. It’s huge, weighs a lot, costs a ton, comes in a elegant slipcover and is, overall, a wonderful experience. You know, sort of like Bentleys themselves.

Bentley, the car company, has been going great guns recently with this whole centenary celebration. As well they should, as well as any car company should that has made it for over a century.
So maybe a big overblown book is just the right thing"

It is, in fact, just the right thing.

100 Years of Bentley

If you are a casual Bentley fan, or even cars in general, this is probably not for you. At a retail price of $75.00, it is not cheap. But there is a lot of quality to be found here. The book sits about one foot by 18 inches, bound in a dove grey binding.

That’s just the outside, but the interior lives up to that luxurious start. With a foreword from Bentley luminaries, and chocked full of fantastic photos, you’d almost be forgiven if you skipped the words and such.

But that would be a mistake.

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