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).
New Bentley radiator grille design featuring vertical, chromium-plated slats.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 87\1\ scan0034 | |
| Date | 27th May 1933 | |
| To BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} from E/JNR.{Charles L. Jenner} c. Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} RHC.{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} X260 E/JNR.{Charles L. Jenner}1/HP.27.5.33. Bentley Radiator Grille. We send you herewith: LeC.3511 showing a new radiator grille built into the existing radiator shell. This consists of vertical slats which are formed with two tabs at each end, which are pushed into slots in the top and bottom frame. The slats are to be chromium plated finish. Will RHC.{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} please get one set made as soon as possible. Drawing to BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} Print to RHC.{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} E/JNR.{Charles L. Jenner} | ||