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).
Oil pressure, car temperatures, driver arrangements for a 'Bensport' car, and safety risks.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 1\4\ B001_X 100a-page270 | |
| Date | 24th February 1933 | |
| -2- re temperature of the outside of the bottom half and will keep it in mind. We are still running with the reduced oil pressure. I take it that you would like the temp. with the high and low pressures. We will make sure about the temperature of the Bensport. Re your memo HS{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/RM{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} 5/KT 22.2.33 I arranged with Dodd to stay with BN.{W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington} Dodd left here on the 22.2.33 so I cannot hand over your memo. We expect him back this weekend. We shall when the Bensport returns run that car in preference to the Peregrine until more help is obtained. It is too risky for the drivers to come off a slow car on to a fast car and I do not care to take any further chances. GWH.{George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux} | ||