Restoration · 14 min
Three Years with a Silver Wraith
By Henry Bramwell-Hughes
An honest account of a sympathetic restoration: what was rebuilt, what was left alone, and what one learns about patience along the way.
The Quarterly Bulletin
Dispatches from the road.
Our digital journal, published four times a year. Editorial features, restoration stories, technical writing, event reports, and contributions from members.
Current Edition
No. 142
Spring 2025
The Coachbuilder’s Hand
Eighty-eight pages
In this edition: the artisans who shaped the silhouettes of the pre-war era.
Our Spring number is given over to the coachbuilders — Mulliner, Park Ward, Hooper, James Young — and the disappearing craft of the bespoke motor body. Featuring contributions from Margaret Ashby on the Mulliner drawing office, a long interview with Mrs Eleanor Marston of Lincoln, and a technical feature on the preservation of factory-original interiors.
In This Edition
Technical · 22 min
The Art of the Pre-War Carburettor
By Arthur Penhaligon
A practical guide to maintaining the complex fuel systems of the Phantom II era, with diagrams reproduced from original works manuals.
Event Report · 8 min
Spring Concours at Belvoir Castle
By the Honorary Secretary
Recapping a splendid morning of fellowship, sunshine, and forty-one motor cars assembled upon the great lawns of the castle.
History · 18 min
The W. O. Bentley Correspondence
By Margaret Ashby
Newly discovered letters from the Section archives detailing the early design philosophy of the Speed Six and its first private owners.
Touring · 11 min
Through the Welland Valley
By Charles Treherne
Notes from the autumnal driving day, with recommendations for the unhurried driver: where to stop, where to eat, where to simply look.
Member Profile · 9 min
Mrs Eleanor Marston of Lincoln
An interview
Fifty-two years a member, three generations of Bentleys, and a workshop that has seen more weddings than most parish churches.
From the Archive
Full Archive- No. 142Spring 2025The Coachbuilder's HandPDF
- No. 141Winter 2024Letters from CrewePDF
- No. 140Autumn 2024Six Days, Six CountiesPDF
- No. 139Summer 2024The Silver Ghost at One HundredPDF