Clarifying the correct order numbers for testing various Bentley engine units and cars.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 142\1\ scan0206 | |
| Date | 2nd September 1938 | |
| To Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} from HPS {Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} /Ker. ~~Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /Swdl. {Len H. Swindell} ~~ ~~Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /FB.~~ ~~Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /CTS. {C. Trot Salt - Carburation} ~~ 1204. HPS {Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} /Ker.1/BA.2.9.38. Will you please instruct all concerned the order numbers for testing on,; Bentley 60 Engine Unit is 52469 and the, 8 Cyl.Cast Iron Engine is 52482. The order number for Bentley 50 Cars is the same as Bentley III viz; 52444 and not 52469 as previously used. HPS {Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} /Ker. [Signature] | ||
From the Rolls-Royce experimental archive: a quarter of a million communications from Rolls-Royce, 1906 to 1960's. Documents from the Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation (SHRMF).