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).
Coachwork improvements for the luggage boot, heat shielding from the silencer, upholstery, and seats, referencing chassis B.56.BN.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 84\3\ scan0008 | |
| Date | 6th June 1936 guessed | |
| 2. without this their bolts cannot work loose. Incidentally, Mr. Ward was at a loss to account for the presence of wood screws on B.56.BN.{W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington} and he declared they had never used wood screws at this point. (2) Luggage Boot. Park Ward now take elaborate precautions to prevent the entry of dust into the luggage container. In addition to a strip of fabric, from just below the floor of the container to the door, there is a rubber seal along the sides and top of the opening. Mr. Ward told us that this scheme could not, unfortunately, be added to B.56.BN{W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington}, as, ofcourse, provision has to be made for it from the start. The method now employed of fitting the back squab etc., seals the passenger compartment from the luggage container, although it will be borne in mind that on the production job an outside filler to the petrol tank is standard, so that there is no chance of petrol being spilled into the container. (3) Heat from Silencer. There is, ofcourse, 4 inches clearance between the seatboard and the silencer, and it is thought that on B.56.BN{W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington}, the fabric covering over the seat well must have come adrift and dropped down on to the silencer. In future, Park Ward will fit light steel strips to support the fabric. (4) Upholstery. We were satisfied that the method now employed of attaching the headlining will be quite satisfactory, and that the material cannot come away. When B.56.BN{W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington} was built, Park Wards found the attachment of the headlining one of their biggest problems, but they have successfully got over this. (5) Seats. There is now a light wire frame supporting the coil springs, which prevents the trouble you found on B.56.BN{W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington} of the seat collapsing. The sliding mechanism has always been one of the coachbuilders' problems. Park Wards have tried various alternatives, but it was not until recently that they found one which they consider they can put forward as likely to prove satisfactory. A set of these fittings has been on their own car for 7,000 miles, and we have asked them to fit another set to your experimental body with improved entrance. The method now employed for fitting the back squab etc., prevents hot air coming up between the squab and the cushion | ||