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The Rolls-Royce Silver Dawn, being an essentially export model at least
BELOW: Publicity material for the
during the ‘A’ to ‘D’ series ‘short boot’ version, was publicised by a more
Rolls-Royce Silver Dawn varied
limited range of catalogues. There was a 4-page leaflet describing and
between a modest 4-page leaflet
(bottom left) to much more luxurious
illustrating the ‘short boot’ car, a more elaborate booklet with grey paper
covers printed in black and silver, as well as a ‘de luxe’ catalogue of 8 pages
between grey textured and embossed covers, with exterior, interior and
luggage boot photographs of the ‘long boot’ Silver Dawn. A photograph of
the Park Ward drophead coupé was included in a pocket in the rear cover.
The Bentley Continental likewise saw only a limited range of catalogues,
the first of which was a 10 by 7½ inch 12-page publication between beige
covers, providing chassis and coachwork specifications and photographs
of the H.J. Mulliner two-door saloon including interior and boot. A later
version of this catalogue included a price list inside the rear cover.
In 1954, a larger, 12 by 9½ inch, atalogue for the Bentley Continental
comprised 8 pages between grey covers and included the then newly
-introduced Park Ward drophead coupé and two-door saloon, with
coachwork dimension drawings, and a price list.
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productions (upper two). The Bentley
Continental catalogue (bottom right)
was a significantly larger ‘de luxe’
production.
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