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).
Inquiring about the average weight of running boards on the latest Bentley cars.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 88\3\ scan0044 | |
| Date | 3rd May 1934 | |
| EV.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} x256 Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/KT.27/KW.3.5.34. Bentley Weights. Referring to Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}19/KT.19.5.34, in which we stated that we were rather concerned about the weights of the running boards on Bentley cars; i.e., 30 lbs. each, can you please let us know what the average weight is of running boards fitted to the latest Bentley cars. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/KT. | ||