Kidnap of the Flying Lady - How Germany Captured Both Rolls-Royce & Bentley

Author: Richard Feast, Hardbound, 207 Pages, ISBN: 9780760316863, 1st Edition, 2003 - Very rare book in excellent condition !

The early morning mist begins to lift from around the clubhouse of a golf course in Germany as two of Europe's most distinguished businessmen meet to resolve their quarrel as to who would own Rolls-Royce and who would take Bentley. Author Feast was not there — but he might just as well have been.

Through his contacts in the industry he has a full account of who said what to whom.

The trick is repeated throughout the book with one exclusive disclosure after another shedding light on the extraordinary story of how • Volkswagen — maker of the People's Car — bought a factory building Rolls-Royces only to find that it would never be allowed to build one under the VW name.

RICHARD FEAST

Feast has been one of the sharpest writers in the motor industry for more than 30 years, does a neat line in precision dissection of a complicated subject, and is noted for a subtle and acerbic wit.

His ability to look at a business story from a high level was honed during time spent as staffer for the American industry bible— Automotive News.

But he also knows his cars well having developed expertise as editor in the UK of the market-leading consumer magazine, What Car? This is his first book.