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).
Request to cost the modification of shortening the gear lever on Bentley 'M' series cars.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 148\5\ scan0342 | |
| Date | 2nd June 1938 | |
| To G/Rb.{R. Bowen} from Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls} c. RHC.{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} D260 Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls}5/MH.{M. Huckerby}2.6.38. BENTLEY GEARBOX. Sr. has asked whether on some of the 'M' series cars that go to France we can have a shorter gear lever. Experimentally we have carried out this modification by cutting the lever, welding the spliced joint and re-heat-treating the lever. Will you please let us have the cost of doing this per car so as we can tell Sr. what it will mean if he has it carried out. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls} | ||