Article: The Brunei bonanza: Part 1 of 2; The royal family's lust for cars underwrote Rolls-Royce and Bentley.(book excerpt)(Excerpt)

Byline: Richard Feast

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Correction: A photo caption that accompanies a book excerpt on Page 28D of some editions of this issue misidentified a member of the Brunei royal family. The man pictured is Prince Mohamed, a brother of Prince Jefri.

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In this excerpt from his new book, Kidnap of the Flying Lady: How Germany Captured Both Rolls-Royce & Bentley, British journalist and former Automotive News international editor tells how roughly half of the revenue at Rolls-Royce Motor Cars during the mid-1990s was attributable to a pair of stupendously wealthy Brunei princes.

Roll-Royce Motor Cars CEO Peter Ward was at the ...

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