List of components and instructions for the BENSPORT project, detailing parts for Derby and Peregrine.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 3\4\ 04-page092 | |
| Date | 9th September 1932 | |
| X4553 R. {Sir Henry Royce} FROM DA. {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} DAL/M3.9.32. C. to SG. {Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} WDR. BY. {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} HS. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} E. {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} re. BENSPORT(Codename for 3 1/2-litre Bentley). We believe that Derby have received from us instructions for the following sections. (1) Frame side members, dumb irons, spring brackets and shackles, crossmembers 1, 2, battery, 3, and front, step irons, wing stays and body brackets. (2) Bonnet (for Derby to set out.) (3) Petrol tank & fittings, and filler height (Peregrine(Experimental Bentley car never produced / Aero Engine)). (4) Battery & Box (Peregrine(Experimental Bentley car never produced / Aero Engine)). (5) Rear axle box and axle tubes, brake drums and hubs complete. (6) Front axle, brakes, and wheel hubs. (7) Cross steering tube (Peregrine(Experimental Bentley car never produced / Aero Engine)). (8) Head lamp brackets. (9) Clutch. (10) Propeller shaft & universal joints (Peregrine(Experimental Bentley car never produced / Aero Engine)). (11) Steering column & box (Peregrine(Experimental Bentley car never produced / Aero Engine)). (12) Exhaust swan neck (Peregrine(Experimental Bentley car never produced / Aero Engine)). (13) Scuttle isolation. (14) Two experimental bodies (saloon almost ready for delivery). (15) Dummy chassis, bonnet, & radiator (built by Park Ward). (16) Front springs & fittings. (17) Rear springs and fittings. (18) Starting handle. and subject to E's confirmation, the following sections: (a) Engine complete (Peregrine(Experimental Bentley car never produced / Aero Engine)). (b) Supercharger & drive. | ||
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).