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 coachbuilder Park Ward & Co. Ltd. regarding a Long wheelbase Bentley 1.B.50.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 111\1\ scan0063 | |
Date | 21th April 1938 | |
c. By.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} Rq. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Std. Hn.{F. C. Honeyman - Retail orders} 80H 21st. April 1938. De/Ev.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork}14/N. Confidential. Messrs. Park Ward & Co. Ltd., 473, High Road, Willesden, London N.W.10. For the attention of Mr Finney. Dear Sir, Re: Long wheelbase Bentley 1.B.50. We have sent to you today by passenger train, the actual radiator shell and grille for this car, and we would be glad if you would use this on the mock up in place of the wooden radiator which you have constructed. We suggest that you fill in the back and base of the shell with wood, and to hold this in position it is permissible for you to drill the sweated on flange which is intended for the bonnet rest, as this flange has to be replaced before the shell is used on the actual car. We are posting to you also under separate cover, the two town driving lights number LB.140 which you have to arrange on brackets from the tubular front crossmember as shown on PD.143 already sent to you. We are sending you herewith blueprints of PD.145, PD.146, PD.148 and PD.155, giving you the final information concerning the front wings and bonnet. The shape of the bonnet is given on PD.155. The section in a plane 5.500" behind the back of the dash is the same as that already given to you on PD.112, but the section at the back of the radiator is altered from the waist-line downwards, due to the sloping of the radiator. On PD.155 we show this shape which conforms to the shape of the radiator shell sent to you. Cont'd..... | ||