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).
Request to recondition a damaged Bentley Bump Chassis for endurance testing following an experiment.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 82\4\ scan0064 | |
| Date | 19th December 1934 | |
| To RHC.{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} X4553 Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/FJH.{Fred J. Hardy - Chief Dev. Engineer}22/KW.19.12.34. Bentley Bump Chassis. The above chassis was damaged during a recent experiment on the strength of front axles etc. As we want to use this chassis for endurance tests on Stabilising Bumper Bars will you please recondition it. The parts that are seriously damaged are the front axle, front springs, cross member behind the gearbox, and the front brakes require checking. Will you please fit a latest type production front axle and low rating front springs. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/F.J.Hardy. | ||