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).
Letter discussing preferences for car design, suspension, and performance.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 174\2\ img319 | |
| Date | 11th March 1939 guessed | |
| new radiator shell. Of course, I am not as much interested in top speed as I am in acceleration, so would not want to sacrifice the familiar lines of the present beautiful Bentley for all the streamlines in the world !! I am much more interested in obtaining independent front wheel suspension 'on a Bentley', and then installing say a V.{VIENNA} Rolls motor; That should give real acceleration as well as road holding and smooth riding on rough roads. Couldn't you install the front end of a "Wraith" on a Bentley chassis? Also, the V12 motor is not very much heavier, so I should think it should be all right in the Bentley chassis. How about it? I also read with interest the report on the V12 Lagonda run in Germany. Of course, I haven't driven a Lagonda yet, but they sound most interesting, especially the light cars they are preparing for Le Mans. As far as I can gather from the magazine articles, you have merely raised | ||