Requesting to hold up work on specific pressings for the Bentley 5 due to other design modifications.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 142\2\ scan0435 | |
| Date | 15th May 1939 | |
| BY {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} /NS. {Norman Scott} c. Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} c. ROY {Mr H. Royce - Buyer} /Lee. c. Da {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} /ID. 12.00 DA. {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} 4/G.15.5.39. BENTLEY 5. MATERIAL. Will you please hold up work on the following pressings :- FB.4814 Support Bracket for Oil Coil. R.H. FB.4815 " " " L.H. FB.4799 Exhaust Support Bracket. FB.4800 Rear Body Bracket. L.H. We have sent you a scheme of the revised oil coil, which requires detailing in conjunction with the new undersheets produced by E. {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} Department; these modifications made it necessary to hold up work on FB.4814/5. The exhaust tail pipe mounting is being modified to suit the improved tension shackle lubrication scheme, which makes it necessary to hold up work on FB.4799 and FB.4800. DA. {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} | ||
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).