The road springs for the Bensport car, comparing them to the Peregrine model and recommending stronger replacements.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 87\4\ scan0005 | |
| Date | 3rd February 1933 | |
| Y 246. BY. {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} from Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} 2/KT.3.2.33. BENSPORT(Codename for 3 1/2-litre Bentley) ROAD SPRINGS. The rear road springs fitted to this car are 700 lbs. The rear springs we are using on the Peregrine(Experimental Bentley car never produced / Aero Engine) are 800 lbs. Bensport(Codename for 3 1/2-litre Bentley) actually weighs 1 1/2 cwts. more than Peregrine(Experimental Bentley car never produced / Aero Engine). It is therefore clear, both from road tests and previous practice that Bensport(Codename for 3 1/2-litre Bentley) rear springs are too light. If road springs are to be ordered for this car they should be 800 lbs + on the rear, and the front springs might also go up 25 lbs. to 675 lbs Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||
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).