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Issue 64

HOWARD WALKER

An automotive journalist for more than 40 years, Howard was editor of Britain’s Motor, What Car? and Auto Express before moving to the US. Fresh from piloting a Continental Supersports along the former Space Shuttle landing strip at Kennedy Space Center, he stayed in Florida to interview producer and Bentley owner Edward Walson (pages 50 to 56).

YSENDA MAXTONE GRAHAM

Ysenda is the author of five books, including Terms & Conditions, a vivid history of life at girls’ boarding schools, now out in

paperback. She is a journalist and book reviewer, contributing to

The Spectator, The Times and the Daily Mail and regular columnist for Country Life. In this issue, she visits beautiful Cobblers Cove in

Barbados (pages 84 to 87).

JAKE CHESSUM

Jake’s timeless celebrity portaits of everyone from Brad Pitt and Oprah Winfrey to Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, have appeared in publications that include GQ, Esquire, Men’s Journal

and The New York Times. For this edition he has photographed Hollywood and Broadway producer, and Bentley aficionado, Edward Walson (pages 50 to 55).

NICK SCOTT

Editor of the UK edition of Robb Report, Nick is former

editor-in-chief at The Rake and spent several years as a staffer at

Esquire UK and GQ Australia. He is a contributor to How To Spend

It, Hole & Corner and The Rake. Read his interview with Bentley

customer Steve Kirby, who has just commissioned two Continental

GT First Editions (pages 40 to 43).

MICHAŁ BEDNARSKI

Michał is an illustrator and graphic designer based in Lublin, Poland. His striking illustrations are inspired by geometric shapes and gentle textures. He has worked with Variety, AMEX and global ad agency Y&R. You can see his latest illustrations in our Bentley Network App story (pages 66 to 68).

Bentley Magazine is the official magazine for owners, enthusiasts, supporters and

friends of Bentley Motors Limited. This edition of Bentley Magazine is published by

SevenC3 (seven.co.uk) on behalf of Bentley Motors Limited, Pyms Lane, Crewe, Cheshire

CW1 3PL, UK. bentleymotors.com Email: magazine@contact.bentleymotors.com

BENTLEY OFFICES WORLDWIDE

China: Bentley China, Volkswagen Group Centre IFC, A-8 JianGuoMenWai Avenue,

Chaoyang District, Beijing, China. T: +86 400 890 6668

Dubai: Bentley Motors UAE AVME, Dubai Airport Freezone, East Wing, Building 4E/A,

8th Floor, PO Box 27758, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. T: +971 4 2936 970

Europe: Bentley Motors Europe, Sky Gate, Mietbereich 2, Zeppelinstrasse 1-3,

85399 Hallbergmoos, Germany. T: +49 89 856349921

Japan: Bentley Motors Japan, 18F Gotenyama Trust Tower, 4-7-35 Kita-Shinagawa,

Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo. 140-0001. T: +81 (0)355 75 73 48

South Korea: Bentley Motors Korea, 3F Shinyoung Building, 88-5 Cheongdamdong,

Gangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea 135-100. T: +82 (0) 2 6009 9501

Mexico: Bentley de Mexico S.A. de C.V., Km. 116 Autopista, Mexico-Puebla,

Cuautlancingo, Pue. 72700, Mexico. T: +52 (222) 230-6757

Americas and Caribbean: Bentley Motors, Inc., 2003 Edmund Halley Dr, Suite 300,

Reston, VA 20191, USA. T: +1 703 364 7990

Russia: Bentley Motors Russia, Volkswagen Group Russia, Obrucheva St,

30/1, 117485 Moscow, Russia. T: +7 495 258 3901

Singapore: Bentley Motors Singapore, A Division of Audi Singapore Pte Ltd,

8 Kallang Avenue, Aperia Tower 1, #80-01 to 09, Singapore 339509. T: + 65 6718 6000

UK: Bentley Motors Limited, Pyms Lane, Crewe, Cheshire, CW1 3PL, UK. T: +44 (0)1270 255 155

EDITORIAL TEAM

FOR BENTLEY MOTORS LIMITED

PUBLISHER AND HEAD OF BRAND COMMUNICATIONS Graeme Russell

EDITOR AND HEAD OF LIFESTYLE COMMUNICATIONS Julia Marozzi

PROJECT MANAGEMENT Rochelle Macdonald

FOR SEVENC3

BUSINESS DIRECTOR Lee Sanderson

ACCOUNT DIRECTOR Nathan Eaton-Baudains

MANAGING EDITOR Claire Hutchings

CREATIVE DIRECTOR Sam Chick

ART EDITOR Brigitta Holmár

EDITOR AT LARGE Nick Swallow

SENIOR SUB EDITORS Ian Johns, Christina Ryder

WRITERS & CONTRIBUTORS

Jack Cornelius, Nick Foulkes, Rachel Garrahan, Ysenda Maxtone Graham, Darius Moss,

Anthony Peacock, Julia Pearey, Nick Scott, Nick Swallow, Howard Walker

PHOTOGRAPHY & ILLUSTRATION

Michał Bednarski, Roger Bool, Jason Bush, Jake Chessum, Sam Chick, Daniel Herendi,

Joe McGorty, Richard Pardon, Julian Rentzsch, John Russo

PREPRINT PRODUCTION

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STOCKISTS

Motorsport Collection is available at shop.bentleymotors.com and through

authorised Bentley retailers

With thanks also to these suppliers for Objects of Desire (pages 82 to 83):

Cru Fine Wine Investment cruwineinvestment.com, The Gilt Club thegiltclub.com,

NetJets netjets.com, SeaNet senetco.com, Sotheby’s sothebys.com,

Travel prize courtesy of Cobblers Cove cobblerscove.com

Although there are too many to name individually, our sincerest thanks and

appreciation go to all who have contributed to Bentley Magazine.

To our readers: we hope you enjoy this issue of the magazine.

While every care has been taken to ensure that the data in this publication is accurate,

neither the publisher nor Bentley Motors Limited, nor any of its subsidiaries or affiliated

companies, can accept, and hereby disclaim, any liability to any party to loss or damage

caused by errors or omissions resulting from negligence, accident or any other cause. All

rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in any retrieval

system, or transmitted in any form – electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording

or otherwise – without prior written permission of the publisher. All material has been

published in good faith as having been supplied for publication. Information correct at

time of going to press. Views expressed are not necessarily those of the publisher or Bentley

Motors Limited. Every effort has been made to trace the copyright holders of material used

in this publication. If any copyright holder has been overlooked, we would be pleased to

make any necessary arrangements. Bentley Motors Limited does not officially endorse any

advertising material or editorials for third-party products included within this publication.

Care is taken to ensure that advertisers follow advertising codes of practice and are of good

standing, but neither the publisher nor Bentley Motors Limited can be held responsible

for any errors. Non-credited images are © Bentley Motors Limited. The names ‘Bentley’,

‘Arnage’, ‘Azure’, ‘Bentayga’, ‘Continental GT’, ‘Flying Spur’, ‘Mulliner’, ‘Mulsanne’, the ‘B-in-

wings’ device and product names are registered trademarks.

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Bentley Magazine is available by subscription. For further information, please contact Bentley

Motors Limited. Tel: +44 (0)1270 535 032 Email: magazine@contact.bentleymotors.com

The cover price of the magazine is £12.00/€15.00/US$20.00

BUSINESS ENQUIRIES

BUSINESS DIRECTOR Lee Sanderson

SevenC3, 1st Floor, 3-7 Herbal Hill, London EC1R 5EJ, UK.

T: +44 (0)20 7775 7080 Email: lee.sanderson@seven.co.uk

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