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).
The estimated factory cost increase for fitting Bentley Cantilever Pedals.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 85\2\ scan0305 | |
| Date | 1st December 1936 | |
| L.P. SMITH File 212 Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Smth. E/Lid.{A. J. Lidsey}1/HP.1.12.36. Bentley Cantilever Pedals. Section 7100. In reply to your verbal enquiry, it is estimated that the cantilever pedals (N.Sch.4776,4871) will increase the factory cost per chassis by £1.12.6d. In arriving at this figure it has been necessary to take into account changes on each of the following sections. Crankcase 5000. Frames 7000. Pedals. 7100. Dashbrackets 7130. Oil Pipes. 7142. E/Lid.{A. J. Lidsey} | ||