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 Park Ward & Co. Ltd. listing parts intentionally omitted from experimental Bentley chassis B-56-BN.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 84\1\ scan0421 | |
| Date | 10th February 1936 | |
| X-204 Exptl. Dept. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/FD.{Frank Dodd - Bodies}14/KW. 10th February, 1936. Messrs. Park Ward & Co.Ltd., 473, High Road, Willesden, London, N.W.10. For the attention of Mr. Dangerfield. Dear Sirs, Re Chassis B-56-BN.{W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington} With regard to your memo. to Bentley Motors of the 7th inst, this car is an experimental one and the parts which have been omitted are known to us :- (1) The missing swan neck. (2) The Battery lid.{A. J. Lidsey} (3) The tail lamp leads are fastened to the rear cross member. The junction box at the rear is deleted. (4) We are quite sure that the packing rings for the headlamp standards were despatched with the chassis. (5) The R.A.C. badge was not sent up to Derby with the chassis. Yours faithfully, FOR ROLLS-ROYCE LIMITED. | ||