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).
Production quantities and part standardization for the 3½ Litre Bentley Chassis.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 142\2\ scan0254 | |
| Date | 2nd November 1933 | |
| from Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} Copy to Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} B[redacted] X4554 Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager}4/T2.11.33. X4553 Re 3½ Litre Bentley Chassis. With reference to E8/HPl.11.33, I am very pleased that you have had this conference, and of course, I fall in with all your suggestions, so far as it will keep the Works going with the promised output of 3½ Litre Bentley Chassis. I do not however, agree to going ahead with quantities of 200 sets, except where such parts have done at least 10,000 miles and are standardised. There may be exceptions to this rule. If SFT.{Mr Swift} can convince me that the parts in question are of minor cost, and it would be advantageous from all points of view to not break down for less than 200 sets, I will re-consider them. Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} [Signature] | ||