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).
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 ROAD SPRINGS. The rear road springs fitted to this car are 700 lbs. The rear springs we are using on the Peregrine are 800 lbs. Bensport actually weighs 1 1/2 cwts. more than Peregrine. It is therefore clear, both from road tests and previous practice that Bensport 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} | ||