Bensport front brake cables and clearance for carburetter parts.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 84\2\ scan0001 | |
| Date | 16th June 1932 | |
| x206. E. {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} FROM DA. {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} DA {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} 1/M16.6.32. C. to HS. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} BY. {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} BENSPORT(Codename for 3 1/2-litre Bentley) FRONT BRAKE CABLES. Herewith is N. sch. 3488. shewing the position with reference to the centreline of the chassis of the brake operating levers on the front axle. Would E. {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} please say whether this gives him sufficient clearance for the carburetter parts. R. {Sir Henry Royce} has also agreed to the front axle with .5" more downset than present Peregrine(Experimental Bentley car never produced / Aero Engine). 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).