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).
Bentley competitions, confirming the decision not to run a full team and arranging to discuss a private entry for the Italian Mille Miglia race.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 90a\2\ Scan238 | |
| Date | 18th October 1934 | |
| x7962 To Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} from Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} Copy to Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager}C. E.Cx.{Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager}Bn.{W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington} Bentley Competitions. Sg{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD}2/E18.10.34 Referring to Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}3/MJ.13.10.34 and our discussion yesterday, this is just to confirm that you do not wish for a definite decision at the moment on the lines indicated in the last paragraph of your memo. We are, however, quite definite, as indicated in my former memo. and with which I understood you were in agreement, that we do not want to go in for a full programme with a team of cars. I shall be pleased to discuss the question of Hall's car being entered by him for the Italian Mille Miglia race as soon as you are ready to do so. Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} | ||