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).
Listing recommended spare parts for a Bentley running in France, with a note on a ribbed timing case for high oil temperature issues.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 82\1\ scan0136 | |
| Date | 17th July 1933 | |
| X4/1 To Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/GWH.{George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux} from Es/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} SPARES FOR BENTLEY IN FRANCE. Will you please note that we recommend that you should have the following parts available by the time your car starts running in France. (1) Road springs, spare front and rear. (2) Steel brake shoes. (3) Alternative brake levers. (4) Stiffer side steering tube springs. (5) Alternative scraper rings. (6) Modified fan. (7) In case your oil temperature should land you into difficulty, we also have a ribbed timing case, which we are testing in conjunction with the larger oil pump. We hope to have some results shortly. Es/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||