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).
Work request memo detailing suspension, brake, and exhaust modifications for a Bentley III - 7.B.V.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 97\5\ scan0267 | |
| Date | 23th April 1938 | |
| To HPS.{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} from Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/IMW.{Ivan M. Waller - Head of Chateauroux} c. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FD.{Frank Dodd - Bodies} J.{Mr Johnson W.M.} 400. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/IMW.{Ivan M. Waller - Head of Chateauroux}2/MH.{M. Huckerby}23.4.38. BENTLEY III - 7.B.V. Will you please do the following work :- (1) Remove front springs for examination by Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/AFM.{Anthony F. Martindale} and to find cause of rattle, and re-assemble with new type of rubberised washers to be supplied by Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/AFM.{Anthony F. Martindale} ( While the springs are removed we wish to look into the displacement of the front inner bearings of the lower triangles. (2) Set exhaust pipe to clear hole in cruciform. (3) Fit latest one piece rear brake rods with 5/16" ends as the present 1/4" rods are identical with those which failed on C.B.IV in France. (4) Repair broken bijur pipes to both rear spring leaves and to offside front suspension. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/IMW.{Ivan M. Waller - Head of Chateauroux} | ||