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).
List of modifications to be made to Bentley chassis B-56-BN before being sent to France.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 83\4\ scan0131 | |
| Date | 17th February 1936 | |
| x264a To RHC.{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls}4/KW.17.2.36. B-56-BN.{W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington} This car is going to France as soon as possible, to represent exactly the present production large bore Bentley. Will you therefore please effect the following modifications to the chassis :- (1) Remove the front roll rod and fit standard production road springs. (2) Remove the temporary exhaust system and fit one of the correct type. (3) Fit P-100-R headlamps, to be supplied by West. (4) Battery box lid{A. J. Lidsey} is missing. (5) Fit up correctly the outside petrol filler. (6) Attend to the short in the instrument patch wiring. (7) Fit B-20 unit, and make sure that the rev. counter gearing is the latest 6 to 1 ratio. The standard production rev. counter will then read correctly. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls} | ||