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In addition to these catalogues, from time to time the Company issued
leaflets, stapled and without covers, reproducing articles from various
magazines presenting their cars in a favourable light.
on the 1947 American Tour;
BELOW: Articles from the better
Department;
motoring magazines were sometimes
reprinted in booklet form and used
to promote the cars. Two of these
are seen below, while (bottom) is an
example of catalogues issued by Rolls-
Royce and Bentley retailers, in this
instance, Jack Barclay Ltd.
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MAGAZINE ARTICLES USED FOR PUBLICITY:
Showing the Flag from The Motor of October 15, 1947 describing the cars sent
No Stone Unturned from The Autocar of July 16, 1948 dealing with
the relentless pursuit of perfection by the Rolls-Royce Experimental
Reasons for Superiority from The Autocar of April 8, 1949 – “an analysis of the
unchallenged place held by Rolls-Royce in the motoring world”;
Borrowed Plumes from The Motor of April 27, 1949 – a 4-page leaflet describing
the high-speed use of a Bentley Mark VI on the Continent;
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My Ten Bentleys from Motor Sport of December 1950 – Raymond Mays in
fulsome praise of the ten Bentleys he had owned up to that time.
In 1953, a small combined Silver Dawn, Silver Wraith, and Bentley
catalogue was published, measuring about 4 by 5 inches folded, opening
out to 10¼ by 12¼ inches, and including artist renderings of eight cars. It
stated that automatic transmission was available on all export models, and
described the Home Delivery Scheme for overseas customers.
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