The revised layout for fitting a J. 1. engine into a Bensport frame, involving a raised frame and modified front axle.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 3\4\ 04-page117 | |
| Date | 4th November 1932 | |
| BY. {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} FROM DA. {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} X4553 DA {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} 2/M4.11.32. C. to SG. {Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} WOR. {Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} HS. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} E. BENSPORT(Codename for 3 1/2-litre Bentley) WITH J. {Mr Johnson W.M.} 1. ENGINE - REVISED LAYOUT. We have put the J. {Mr Johnson W.M.} 1. engine into the Bensport(Codename for 3 1/2-litre Bentley) frame, and send herewith R.ech.3579., shewing the position of the engine in the frame, etc. It will be noticed that we have raised the frame approximately .425". This is for the double purpose of increasing the clearance between the cross steering tube on the damper flywheel casing, and of increasing the ground clearance from approximately 6.5" to 6.9". This is done by using a Peregrine(Experimental Bentley car never produced / Aero Engine) front axle, and modifying the thickness of the front springs. It is therefore unnecessary to proceed with the special Bensport(Codename for 3 1/2-litre Bentley) front axle forging originally proposed. DA. {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} | ||
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).