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).
Clarifying the correct type name for the independently sprung Bentley chassis to avoid confusion.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 148\2\ scan0032 | |
| Date | 10th November 1936 | |
| SECRET. 1260 drs Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}S.D. By.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} from Hm.{Capt. W. Hallam - Head Repairs} c. Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} c. Es. c. Da.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} c. RHC.{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} c. EFG. c. Da{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}/SV. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}6/R.10.11.36. B.V. & B.III. TYPE NAME FOR INDEPENDENTLY SPRUNG BENTLEY. We have run into a considerable amount of confusion in the Expt. Dept. due to the fact that we had already named chassis Bentleys I, II, III and IV, before we came to the present independently sprung car. The result is that we have been using B.V. as the type number, whereas the car has been generally known as the B.III. In order to avoid confusion in future, we have decided to refer to this chassis as 'B.V.' and shall be glad if everybody will do the same thing. Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||