Confirming that the Drawing Office will issue details for a Bensport gearbox with an altered gear ratio.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 86\4\ scan0044 | |
| Date | 10th February 1933 | |
| X224- RHC. {R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} from Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Gry. {Shadwell Grylls} Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Gry. {Shadwell Grylls} 1/KT.10.2.33. BENSPORT(Codename for 3 1/2-litre Bentley) GEARBOX. Further to our Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Gry. {Shadwell Grylls} 1/KT.8.2.33. asking you to make a gearbox for Bensport(Codename for 3 1/2-litre Bentley) with altered gear ratio, the D.O. have agreed to issue details exactly in accordance with what we wanted. They will be sending you these in a few days. Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Gry. {Shadwell Grylls} | ||
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).