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).
Delay in procuring materials for a Bentley bonnet with a Widney hinge.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 84\3\ scan0181 | |
| Date | 3rd May 1937 | |
| ✓ 305 To HPS.{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} from Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Std. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Std.10/AP.3.5.37 BENTLEY BONNET WITH WIDNEY HINGE. Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD}, having viewed the mock-up Widney hinge on a Bentley bonnet on B.56.BN.{W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington} approximately a month ago, is very anxious to have a complete bonnet fitted up on a car with this hinge. The necessary details have been issued for a long time now and were instructed to be made but we informed HPS{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr}/WSC.{W. S. Cassel} that the necessary material (.064 aluminium sheet and .036 silver finish steel sheet) had not been ordered and requested him to order same without delay. Mr.Bowers is still awaiting this material - we cannot see any reason for this delay and would like you to look into the matter. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Std. | ||