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).
Confirming the dispatch of coachwork design PD.371 and the placement of an order for the first Bentley 'Cresta' 4.B.50 body.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 111\4\ scan0132 | |
| Date | 20th March 1939 | |
| [Handwritten] 1029. [Handwritten] 850a To Da.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}.. from Ev.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} c. By.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} c. Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} c. ~~Da{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}/JD{J. Draper - Frames}~~ c. ~~Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/PD~~ Da{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}/Ev{Ivan Evernden - coachwork}7/N.20.3.39. Re: Bentley "Cresta" - 4.B.50. We send herewith the original of PD.371, shewing the design of coachwork for the first Bentley "Cresta" 4.B.50, and also a complete specification of the body. We have today placed an order for a body of this type in wood and aluminium, and to weigh 10¾ cwt. from Messrs. Park Ward & Co. Ev.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} | ||