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).
Urgent internal request for the manufacture of special ball end pins for Bentley V & 50 steering.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 153\1\ scan0213 | |
| Date | 23th March 1939 | |
| 1300. H.P.S. from Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FJH.{Fred J. Hardy - Chief Dev. Engineer} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FJH{Fred J. Hardy - Chief Dev. Engineer}4/R.23.3.39. BENTLEY V & 50 STEERING. Will you please make 4 off ExS.563 Ball End Pin and 4 off ExS.763 Ball End Pin. These are special long neck pins in S/M and unhardened for temporary alteration to the geometry of the steering. They are very urgently required as it may be necessary to alter the instructions for production. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FJH.{Fred J. Hardy - Chief Dev. Engineer} | ||