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).
Modification to Bentley bonnets for increased stiffness, requiring coachbuilders to be notified.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 84\3\ scan0141 | |
| Date | 4th October 1933 | |
| T205. To BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} from E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} E.1/HP.4.10.33. c. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} HP. JLE.{J. Lee Evans - Chassis Test Manager} EV.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} re Bentley Bonnets. We are assuming that you will notify the coachbuilders of the modification to the top hinge of the bonnet for increased stiffness, which will demand some alteration to the shape of the scuttle where the top bonnet hinge overlaps the scuttle. E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} | ||