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).
Proposal outlining cost reductions for the production of a Bentley car.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 21\2\ Scan100 | |
| Date | 5th December 1931 | |
| -3- (9) The reduction in cost would come about by :- (a) Leaving off the magneto and drive. (b) Cheaper road wheels and hubs (which will also give a different appearance) (c) Cheaper road springs. (d) Leaving off central lubrication. (e) S.U. carburetter. (f) Bought-out electrical equipment and instrument boards. (g) Use bought-out shock absorbers. - and other items. We feel therefore that the proposal outlined above is the only way to produce a Bentley car in reasonable time, to expect to get the design for a new car when already the R.R. cars have been waiting years for obvious improvement is hopeless. To attempt to do this we should fail with the Bentley project and jeopardise the Rolls-Royce cars. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||