accompanied by the insightful reporting and views of the editorial team at Dirtfish Media – a proven and first-class combination
better aerodynamics and in Vantage form having 325bhp
to name but a few of its remarkable achievements
This was an epochal revolution
but cannot take away from the excellence and desirability of the cars themselves
Reid Railton: Man of Speed Bentley accompanied by the insightful reportingReid Antony Railton, Cheshire born automotive engineer par excellence, created an extraordinary range of cars. He rose to renown during the 1930s as chief engineer at Thomson & Taylor, Brooklands based racing car builders. There he realised the dreams of that era's top men of speed, including Tim Birkin, Malcolm Campbell, Whitney Straight, John Cobb, Raymond Mays and Goldie Gardner. His great cars powered them all to sensational racing and record