I was lucky enough as a relatively young man to meet Stanley at his wonderful showroom, “the Fruit Farm” I bought three cars off him in subsequent years, two 3 litre speed models and a 3/4.5 with a Birkin style body. Stanley was wonderful, everything you expected him to be and the cars were magnificent. A wonderful time in my life.
Great video. I am a fan of Stanley Mann & Bentley's, but unfortunately, I have to complain about the sound quality (or lack of it) & the camera lens....everything all squashed up. It does not do justice to a great piece of work.
The content is excellent, but the production does not do the talent justice - poor sound, wrong lens and rather a lot of strange camera work. Must see more of Stanley Mann!
If it has wings or wheels it's meant to be raced, ridden, driven or flown. I once met a stupid old man who owned a Manx Norton who told me with a straight face, 'It's too valuable to be ridden'. I'm still angling for a drive in a real, pre '33 Bentley. It's always worked for me and I've driven so many things from a single seat classic FF to a Countach 😁
A litle bit of Bentley history with Stanley Mann, 2001
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Stanley Mann being interviewed at Brooklands in 2001
They were made to last forever.