Meeting minutes discussing chassis production, material orders, and development updates for various models.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 30\2\ Scan018 | |
| Date | 15th March 1932 | |
| CHASSIS. Present - Sg. {Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} Wor. {Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} E. {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} BY. {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} Hy. {Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer} Item 4 on Agenda. Further 20/25 material to follow "U" Series. Wor. {Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} said it was now time to order further 20/25 material in order to keep up continuity of output. Sg. {Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} gave sanction to order 100 sets of raw material, but to machine only 50 sets. Staybrite material for exhaust system must not be ordered. Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} will be doing development work on the exhaust system with a view to reducing costs, and instructions for material for this section will be issued later. Item 5 on agenda. General position re J.III, Peregrine(Experimental Bentley car never produced / Aero Engine) & Bensport(Codename for 3 1/2-litre Bentley). Sg. {Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} read Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} ' note reference Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} 1/MJ15.3.32 re alterations required to J.III. All the items were gone through and discussed. E. {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} explained the position of each of the items and also reported on the progress of Bensport(Codename for 3 1/2-litre Bentley) designs. Item 6 on agenda. Item 7 of last agenda re 18-G-4. Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} reported that 18-G-4 is now on the road. At the present moment it is at Lucas Works where it is being fitted with a standard Luvax central oiling system for trial. The new exhaust system which has been standardised for 181-T onwards to first 100 chassis of "U" Series increases the cost by £6 net. Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} will work on this job with a view to removing this extra cost on chassis after the first 100 in "U" Series by producing a new exhaust system, in which less expensive materials can be used. contd: | ||
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).