Born and educated in Gloucestershire, England, Martin Bennett has lived in Australia since 1962. He has several books on the Rolls-Royce and Bentley marques to his credit, the first having been published in 1973, and he has been the editor of the Rolls-Royce Owners Club of Australia journal PRAECLARVM since 1983. He has owned numerous Bentley cars and has extensive driving experience of all models, including those covered by this book.

INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 1 - Evolving the concept: Corniche II CHAPTER 2 - The Bentley (R Type) Continental CHAPTER 3 - The Bentley S Type Continental CHAPTER 4 - The V-8 S Type Bentley Continentals CHAPTER 5 - The Coachbuilders CHAPTER 6 - The Unitary Construction Bentleys Continentals CHAPTER 7 - Modern Day Bentley Continentals APPENDICES - Chassis and engine numbers and numbering systems; delivery dates; lists of individual cars by chassis number with details of coachwork, original owners and original registration numbers INDEX