Lack of daily reports for two Bentley cars and issues with French approval for headlamps.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 82\5\ scan0030 | |
| Date | 11th March 1937 | |
| 200a. Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /GWH. {George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux} from Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /Gry. {Shadwell Grylls} Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /Gry {Shadwell Grylls} 1/R.11.3.37. The reason why I wired Waller for reports on the two Bentley cars was because Sg. {Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} knowing that 6.B.IV. had been runable since February 23rd had written to ask why there were no Daily Reports. I also thought 3.B.IV. ought to be running at Chateauroux(French test region) because we have had no Daily Report of 35-EX since March 1st. I concluded, therefore, that the car was at Paris, and that your men would be running 3.B.IV. instead. The head lamp position is still a little obscure. Lucas say that the lamps on 35-EX were an exact copy of Marchal lamps. They also say that they have never yet succeeded in making a lamp which would pass the French authorities owing to the fact that their bribe has not been sufficient. As you see, this makes it rather a difficult situation. Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /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).