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).
Revised specification for a Bentley 40 No.1 Unit, Silver Riplet Chassis 1-RT-1, detailing changes to the inlet pipes and carburetter.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 153\3\ scan0206 | |
| Date | 9th October 1941 | |
| Chassis 1298 To. Wym.{G. Harold Whyman - Experimental Manager} from Wym{G. Harold Whyman - Experimental Manager}/HN{F. C. Honeyman - Retail orders}/CP. c. FJH.{Fred J. Hardy - Chief Dev. Engineer} c. Des/Ess. Wym{G. Harold Whyman - Experimental Manager}/HN{F. C. Honeyman - Retail orders}/CP. 3/LH.{Mr Haworth} 9.10.41. Bentley 40. No.1 Unit. Silver Riplet Chassis 1-RT-1. Specification of the above unit is revised as follows :- Work carried out at Clan Foundry 7.10.43. Previous Specification. Revised Specification. Inlet Pipes. LOP.RE.157. Inlet Pipes. LOP.RE.157. RE.155 Inlet Pipe 1.375 The following part fitted : bore. RE.2050 Inlet Pipes. Removed. Carburetter. Carburetter. Stromberg Carburetter type 1 1/4" dia. S.U. Carburetter. D.B.V.A. 30m/m throttle. S.U. Needle No.2 Damped Piston fitted. Removed. Wym{G. Harold Whyman - Experimental Manager}/HN{F. C. Honeyman - Retail orders}/CP. | ||