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1929 Bentley Speed Six and the Bentley Boys in the Le Mans paddock
History & Heritage

Before the Merger: Bentley's Independent Racing Heritage and the Le Mans “Bentley Boys”

Patrick Walsh · · 6 min
1972 Rolls-Royce Corniche convertible with the top down parked beside an elegant hotel portico
History & Heritage

Drophead and Convertible Variants Compared Across the Two Marques

Sarah Whitfield · · 6 min
1936 Bentley 4.25 Litre Derby coachbuilt sports saloon parked before a country manor
History & Heritage

Rolls-Royce and Bentley's Shared Prewar Heritage

Sarah Whitfield · · 6 min
Close-up of the Spirit of Ecstasy chrome hood ornament atop a classic Rolls-Royce radiator shell
History & Heritage

The Spirit of Ecstasy: Why Rolls-Royce's Hood Ornament Never Graced a Bentley

Patrick Walsh · · 6 min
1987 Bentley Turbo R rear three-quarter detail with body-colored bumpers and sporting alloy wheels
History & Heritage

Silver Spirit and Silver Spur vs Bentley Mulsanne: The Styling Finally Diverges

Sarah Whitfield · · 5 min
Well-dressed 1960s gentleman leaning against a silver Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud in a grand mansion driveway
History & Heritage

Famous American Owners: Who Chose Rolls-Royce, Who Chose Bentley

Patrick Walsh · · 6 min
1968 Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow parked outside a Georgian townhouse, three-quarter front view
History & Heritage

Silver Shadow vs Bentley T-Series: The Unibody Era Begins

Sarah Whitfield · · 6 min
Crewe factory — Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud and Bentley S-Series on the line
History & Heritage

Inside Crewe: The Factory That Built Rolls-Royce and Bentley Side by Side

Sarah Whitfield · · 6 min
1940 Lincoln Continental rear detail with the original continental-kit spare tire
History & Heritage

The Continental Name Confusion: Bentley, Lincoln, and a Shared Word With Different Histories

Sarah Whitfield · · 6 min
1952 Bentley R-Type Continental — gentleman owner-driver at the wheel
History & Heritage

Why Bentley Was Built as the Driver's Alternative to the Chauffeur-Driven Rolls-Royce

Sarah Whitfield · · 6 min
Close-up of a Bentley S-series chrome radiator grille beside a Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud grille, corporate siblings nose to nose
History & Heritage

How Rolls-Royce Bought Bentley in 1931 and Made Them Corporate Siblings

Sarah Whitfield · · 6 min
1929 supercharged Blower Bentley 4.5 Litre racing at speed on the Le Mans circuit
History & Heritage

Rolls-Royce vs Bentley: The Sibling Rivalry

Sarah Whitfield · · 9 min
Rolls-Royce Grecian-temple radiator grille and Spirit of Ecstasy mascot on a Silver Shadow
History & Heritage

Parts and Service Commonality Between the Badge-Engineered Siblings

Sarah Whitfield · · 6 min
1970s Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow on the assembly line at the Crewe factory with workers fitting coachwork
History & Heritage

When Rolls-Royce Motors Split from Aerospace

Sarah Whitfield · · 6 min
Mid-1980s Bentley Mulsanne saloon shown in three-quarter exterior view on a European estate forecourt
History & Heritage

Grey-Market Rolls-Royce and Bentley Imports to the US Explained

David Mercer · · 6 min
1934 Rolls-Royce Phantom II Hooper coachbuilt limousine — studio presentation
History & Heritage

Coachbuilt vs Production Line: How Rolls-Royce and Bentley Bodies Were Actually Built

Sarah Whitfield · · 6 min
1926 Springfield Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost with Brewster coachwork before an American mansion
History & Heritage

How American Buyers Saw Rolls-Royce and Bentley Differently

David Mercer · · 6 min
Late 1990s Rolls-Royce Silver Seraph and Bentley Arnage side by side on a concours lawn
History & Heritage

1998: How BMW and Volkswagen Finally Split Rolls-Royce and Bentley for Good

Sarah Whitfield · · 6 min