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).
Complaint regarding the bright plating of the starter motor cover on a Bentley, requesting it be dull plated to match other parts.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 97\2\ scan0103 | |
| Date | 27th July 1939 | |
| 400. Bw. from Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}9/R.27.7.39. BENTLEY. Bly.{B. W. Bleaney - Bentley Sales} has complained that the only bright piece of plating on the car is the cover for the starter motor, and that this rather upsets the uniformity of the appearance of the Bentley power unit. Cannot this be dull plated to match the other parts ? Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||