Copy of an agreed telegram to Royce regarding the Lancia scheme for the Peregrine and a separate gearbox for the Bensport.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 1\8\ B001_X100 Engine Chassis-page072 | |
| Date | 26th August 1932 | |
| [REDACTED] Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} from Wor. {Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} X4027 Wor {Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} 4/T26.8.32. Please see below copy of agreed telegram sent to R. {Sir Henry Royce} to-day. "ROYCE CHICHESTER. "ALL AGREE THAT LANCIA SCHEME SATISFIES PEREGRINE(Experimental Bentley car never produced / Aero Engine) "REQUIREMENTS and ASSUME THAT SPECIAL CONDITIONS "ON BENSPORT(Codename for 3 1/2-litre Bentley) MAKE SEPARATE GEARBOX DESIRABLE." WORMALD" Wor. {Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} [Stamp: RECEIVED 28 AUG 1932] | ||
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).