Requesting modification of the Peregrine starter motor due to it being useless for cold starts.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 62\1\ scan0077 | |
| Date | 1st November 1932 | |
| MHC. from Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Wst. x6134 Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Wst.4/KT.1.11.32. PEREGRINE(Experimental Bentley car never produced / Aero Engine) STARTER MOTOR. Will you please arrange to modify the starter motor on the first Peregrine(Experimental Bentley car never produced / Aero Engine) chassis 1.Per.II by fitting the latest type 4.00" diameter carcase and the modified armature similar to those fitted to the starter motors on 2.Per.II and 3.Per.II. At present the starter motor on the first chassis is useless for starting the engine cold. Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Wst. | ||
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).