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Proposed programme and timeline for the Bentley TTT model.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 97\1\  scan0054
Date  15th June 1937
  
Sg. {Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} and Es.

c. Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} By. {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} RHC. {R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} HPS. {Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} Da. {Bernard Day - Chassis Design}
Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /Gry. {Shadwell Grylls}

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E.1/HP.15.6.37.

Bentley TTT Programme.

As a result of a discussion between Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} , By, RHC {R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} Gry {Shadwell Grylls} Da. {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} and E. {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} the following is the proposed programme for Bentley TII:-

(June
(July
(August
1937 (September.- Long distance parts instructed to HPS {Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} 1st (Sept.
(October
(November
(December

(January - 1st experimental car to be running 1st Jan.
(February
(March - 1st Body. Dec 1st
(April
(May
(June - 1st experimental car to France 1st June
1938 (July
(August - Long distance material released for prod- uction 1st August,and chassis to be ready for Show cars (dummies if necessary).
(September.
(October.
(November - Motor Show.
(December.

(January.
(February
1939 (March - Production starts 1st March.
(April
(May
(June

It is proposed to instruct 6 experimental cars and 3 of these would be available for demonstrators during the Show period. RHC {R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} would like 3 dummy cars for production and the frames for these would have to be ordered at the same time as the experimental frames.

E. {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer}
  
  
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).


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