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).
Coachwork alterations for placing the battery under the front seats of a Bentley III.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 98\2\ scan0165 | |
| Date | 8th October 1938 | |
| H O H To Da.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}.. from Ev.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} c. Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} c. Da{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}/JD.{J. Draper - Frames} (Strikethrough) c. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FD.{Frank Dodd - Bodies} (Strikethrough) Da{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}/Ev.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork}5/N.8.10.38. Re: Battery under Front Seats - Ben.III. Attached hereto is PD.277, shewing the necessary alterations to the coachwork when the battery is placed under the front seat of Bentley III. We have supplied Messrs.Park Ward with a print of this drawing, and they have agreed to alter the cross members of the body to enable this scheme to be fitted as drawn. No delay will be caused. Ev.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} | ||