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).
Specification of the electrical equipment for the first Bentley 50 car.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 168a\4\ img071 | |
| Date | 7th April 1938 | |
| BY/RD.W/B.7.4.38. SPECIFICATION OF BENTLEY 50 ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT. (1st. CAR). SEC.7190 - INSTRUMENT BOARD. LOP. DB.{Donald Bastow - Suspensions}1660. As Bentley III. SEC.7290 - BATTERY BOX AND FITTINGS. LOP. DB.{Donald Bastow - Suspensions}1573. Use ex Bentley III. (One-piece box, finished anti-sulphuric paint, on L.H. side of chassis). SEC.7360 - WIRING AND FITTINGS. Harness Wiring similar to Bentley III, using Radiator Harness DB.{Donald Bastow - Suspensions}1565 ex Bentley III, new harness DB.{Donald Bastow - Suspensions}1770 to DB.{Donald Bastow - Suspensions}1772 for remainder of wiring. (The new harness suits the new frame and dashboard; provides cables for all driving light combinations; suits box type number plate with reversing light; and single wire petrol gauge with warning light; and provides a direct coil connection during starting. The horn wiring is not final as the position of the horns is not settled.) STARTER MOTOR, STARTER DRIVE, and STARTER SWITCH. SEC.8000 - ARMATURE. LOP. DW.650. New. Issued for Bentley 50. SEC.8010 - BEARING BRACKETS ETC., LOP. DW.655. New. Issued for Bentley 50. -Contd- | ||