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).
The decision to purchase the All Steel body from an Experimental Bentley B.56.BN.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 83\4\ scan0109 | |
| Date | 21th December 1935 | |
| K.W. Send note today we want this body please Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} W Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} Hnl/WL211235. Experimental Bentley - B.56.BN.{W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington} The All Steel body of this car is the property of Park Ward & Co., and they now want to decide its future. They have made two suggestions:- (1) That the body, after removal from the chassis, shall be taken back by them. They would probably mount it on a new chassis and use the car themselves. (2) That we buy the body from them. It has been agreed by the Administration that we shall buy the body, if, as we assume to be the case, you still want it. Perhaps you will be good enough to telephone us Monday morning and say what you would like us to do. Hn.{F. C. Honeyman - Retail orders} [STAMP: BP 23 DEC] | ||