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).
The change of rear springs on a Citroen Bentley 4.B.1V car.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 123\1\ scan0159 | |
| Date | 8th February 1937 | |
| 1040. To HPS.{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} from Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Les.{Ivan A. Leslie} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Les.2/AP.8.2.37. CITROEN BENTLEY 4.B.1V. Will you please change the rear springs on the above car so that the initial deflections are reduced to 4" instead of 5 1/2" as at present. There are some suitable springs in the Garage Stores under Nos. 137 and 138. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Les.{Ivan A. Leslie} | ||