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).
Reluctance to delete monograms on Bentley and Wraith hub caps for cost-saving purposes.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 148\5\ scan0152 | |
| Date | 1st April 1937 | |
| SECRET. 1260 S/W. EV.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} c. to Da.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} " " " BY c. " Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} epd EHC Cxll/KWl.4.37. re- Hub Caps - Bentley and Wraith. E/Ev.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork}2/MN19.3.37. We are not very willing to agree to the deletion of the monogram or name on the hub caps as you suggest, but need this necessarily do away with the interchangeability of the wheel hub nuts ? Your saving in cost could doubtless be effected in merely having to manufacture one type of hub nut, but we see no reason why you should not engrave on same the word 'Bentley' as at present and on others the R-R monogram as at present. We are very reluctant to do away with these distinguishing features on the hub caps if it can possibly be avoided. Cx.{Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager} | ||