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).
Measurement data for a Bentley frame, complete with dashboard and without the 2nd crossmember.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 86\4\ scan0205 | |
| Date | 10th August 1935 | |
| X227 10/8/35 Bentley Frame complete with Dashboard and without 2nd Crossmember. 1st Point - 1st Crossmember } 27.75" 2nd " Centre of 1st and 3rd points) } 27.75" 3rd " C/L of dashboard } 21.0" 4th " 2nd Body Bracket } 27.0" 5th " 3rd " " } 26.0" 6th " 4th " " } 33.0" 7th " Rear cross member Front centres at 25.75": rear centres at 43.25". [TABLE] Points | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 400 | 10°-50'R | 7°-20'R | 4°-0'R | 2°-20'R | 0-40R | 0-20'L | 2°-0'L 600 | 14-50 | 10-40 | 6-20 | 4-20 | 2 - 0 | 0-30 | 1-40L 800 | 19-0 | 13-50 | 8-40 | 6-0 | 3 - 0 | 1-10 | 1-30L [/TABLE] Frame balanced about centre of front cross member. N.S.R. shackle anchored, and O.S.R. supported on trestle. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/K.F.Scholes. | ||