Instruction to alter records for Bentley Test Car No.5.B.IV, replacing the side spare wheel carrier with a stiffer design to prevent vibration.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 82\2\ scan0054 | |
| Date | 25th May 1934 | |
| L4553a E. {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} Ev. {Ivan Evernden - coachwork} BY {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} /SS. {S. Smith} BY {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} /RD4/W.25.5.34. Bentley 10,000 Miles Test Car No.5.B.IV. Side Spare Wheel Carrier. Although Item 9 in the specification for the above calls for Side Spare Wheel Carrier to N.Scheme 3720-1, We are instructing a later design to R.R.Scheme 668, which is the stiffer type to prevent the wheel vibrating about. Will you please alter your records accordingly. BY {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} /RD. | ||
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).