Bentley publicity, recent press articles, and feedback on a new car model.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 160\5\ scan0195 | |
| Date | 12th February 1941 | |
| To Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} from Sg. {Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} re Bentley Publicity. Thanks for Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} 1/RH. {R. Hollingworth} 5.2.41, together with the article written by Pomeroy in the Motor, on the Bentley V and CornicheBentley streamlineExperimental Streamline Bentley B.23.A.Ed precursor to R Type Continental, never produced. This, I agree, is very good. I had not seen it previously as I do not normally see the Motor. As requested, I am returning the cutting. I have noticed the correspondence in the Autocar and thought it very good, and assume it was the result of the suggestion you made some months ago. I see there is another letter in last week's Autocar from'Roalyot'. With regard to the London Trials car, I am very interested to note that you find what London have been saying for a long time about this car was correct. I think that whilst it is perhaps being 'wise after the event' it is a pity that you did not insist originally on having these cars up for final test and approval before they were put into use. There were only a very few of them, and additionally they were of course the first of a new type. Then again, I think that when London reported what customers were saying about the car, it is a pity we did not ask them to send it up here. I am asking London if they can find a good photograph of Hall's car in the Tourist Trophy races, and if so to let you have it. Sg. {Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} | ||
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).