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).
Request for two sets of large type Bentley wheels for chassis B.117-EJ to deal with complaint cases.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 146\1\ scan0005 | |
| Date | 3rd September 1937 | |
| To Bentley Motors (1931) Ltd. Derby................to "Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}". 1243 LEVALLOIS Sr/WHA.26/Vf.3.9.37 Chassis B.117-EJ - Mr.Beghin. During your last visit to Paris, you promised to send us two sets of large type Bentley wheels 6 X 17 to deal with certain complaint cases. We should be very obliged if you could dispatch one set off to us as soon as possible for the above chassis. For your information, this Customer lives in the North of France, and as you know road conditions there are extremely bad. We think this will help to give this Customer better riding all round. Sr/WHA. h' [Handwritten Note 1] F.D. Have on a set of wheels work order number GRY{Shadwell Grylls} [Handwritten Note 2] Gry{Shadwell Grylls} Have despatched wheels today 7-9-37 and written Sr asking for order No. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FD.{Frank Dodd - Bodies} | ||