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).
Letter to 'The Autocar' magazine comparing the performance of old and new Bentley models and discussing race records.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 160\5\ scan0155 | |
| Date | 23th January 1941 | |
| The Editor, The Autocar, Dorset House, Stamford Street, S.E.1. 23.1.41. Dear Sir, I have noted with interest the various letters which have been published in your recent issues, comparing the old and new type Bentleys, and also referring to the Tourist Trophy Race. The figures quoted for the 8-litre at Shelsley are not the best performance of this car, since it clocked 44.08 on one occasion. This is certainly a remarkable example of sheer acceleration. Further reference to the T.T. prompted me to see what I could find out of E.R.Hall's Rolls-Bentley in this Number One classic of road races. This car competed for three years in succession. It was not a team but a private entry, and no other Bentley was running. Its average speed over the course was as follows :- 1934 - 78.4 m.p.h. 1935 - 80.36 m.p.h. } Course record, supercharged 1936 - 80.81 m.p.h. } or unsupercharged. This is a record of speed with reliability that would be hard to beat. It seems to be a curious characteristic of the British motoring public that no model is fully appreciated until it is out of production. Can you not give us some more detailed information about E.R.Hall's Bentley. Where is this car now? How does it compare with the Mark V.{VIENNA} Bentley which you recently reviewed? Yours faithfully, "Rolyat" | ||