Stanley Mann, 1945-2016

Vintage Bentley restorer and racing driver Stanley Mann has died aged 70. Originally a professional photographer, Mann’s restoration of a dilapidated Bentley Three-litre spurred a change of career and he set up a workshop in Edgware before moving to The Fruit Farm in Radlett.

Mann also promoted the active use of historic Bentleys in motor sport and as well as racing internationally he set several speed and distance records, including the UK 1000-mile Class B record at Millbrook – which still stands.