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 aluminium brackets for the Bentley bonnet clip anchorage on the first fifteen cars.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 84\3\ scan0149 | |
| Date | 6th December 1933 | |
| Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} from Mx.{John H Maddocks - Chief Proving Officer} (201) Mx{John H Maddocks - Chief Proving Officer}1/T6.12.33. BENTLEY BONNET CLIP ANCHORAGE. As you will have seen by the correspondence, we are changing the aluminium brackets for Bonnet Clip anchorage for all the first fifteen cars. (Skil on this) We have already changed them on two of the Trials Cars and when the material is available we will pass you a set for the Streamline Car B.23.AE. No doubt you will find an opportunity to fit them. WBC [Signature] | ||