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).
Directive to reduce material costs for the Bentley 50 model by 30% to ensure a satisfactory balance sheet.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 111\2\ scan0254 | |
| Date | 5th November 1937 | |
| Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FD.{Frank Dodd - Bodies} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Les.{Ivan A. Leslie} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Wym.{G. Harold Whyman - Experimental Manager} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/NRC.{N. R. Chandler} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Mths.{Reg Matthews} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Std. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/CTS.{C. Trot Salt - Carburation} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Swdl.{Len H. Swindell} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/GR.{George Ratcliffe} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/AFM.{Anthony F. Martindale} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/JBD.{John B. Dixon - Fuel Systems} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/RC.{R. Childs} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Ed.{J. L. Edwards} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FJH.{Fred J. Hardy - Chief Dev. Engineer} 1044 800 Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}8/R.5.11.37. BENTLEY 50 MATERIAL. The selling price for this car having been fixed, it is clear that we have got to decrease the material costs 30% if we are to finish up with a satisfactory Balance Sheet. Will all sections, therefore, let me have a report on how they expect to come out with the present designs on this basis. Material figures will be compared with those of the present standard Bentley, costs of which can be obtained from Gry.{Shadwell Grylls} Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||