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).
Requesting a Large Bore Bentley with a Vanvooren Body be driven in traffic to compare clutch wear.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 90\1\ Scan171 | |
| Date | 16th November 1935 | |
| To Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} X263 Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}11/KW.16.11.35. Large Bore Bentley - Vanvooren Body. It would be of great assistance to us if whilst you have this car in London you could arrange for it to be driven in traffic when you are not using it. We do not know whether you have any figures for the rate of wear of the present standard Bentley clutch, but if so comparisons would be interesting. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||