Increase in poundage and ordering of Front Road Springs for the Bensport (J.I. Engine).
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 87\4\ scan0002 | |
| Date | 1st December 1932 | |
| [Redacted] c. H.Ro. {C. C. Rose - Export Manager} c. Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} [Redacted] 82H6. RECEIVED DEC 11 JL 1932 BY {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} /HEB {H. Biraben} 9/M.1.12.32. BENSPORT(Codename for 3 1/2-litre Bentley) (J.I.ENGINE). FRONT ROAD SPRINGS SEC:7020. By our memo' BY {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} /HEB {H. Biraben} 1/M.18.11.32, we increased the poundage of the Front Springs to suit Japan(Experimental Engine) I. Engine, to 650 lbs. for the 7 1/2 cwts. Sports Saloon. These Springs are being fitted by the Expl: but Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} requires a further set of Front Springs ordering, 700 lbs. Please order these to Main Drawing No: FB.15, Piece No: of Spring FB.20. BY {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} /HEB. {H. Biraben} Hcl | ||
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).