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 instructions for a Bentley Car 2.B.50, including an engine swap and adjustments to suspension and drivetrain.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 111\2\ scan0416 | |
| Date | 22th March 1939 | |
| 600. To HPS.{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} from Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Wym.{G. Harold Whyman - Experimental Manager} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Wym.{G. Harold Whyman - Experimental Manager}1/MH.{M. Huckerby}22.3.39. BENTLEY CAR 2.B.50. We are sending the above car into the fitting shop for the following work to be done. (1) Remove present engine W.III No.6 and fit engine W.III No.9. (2) Attend to front shock dampers as per Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Clm.{D. D. Clapham}7/JH. 21.3.39. (3) Lower steering column 1.00". (4) Line up propellor shaft and rear axle as follows. With 2 passengers in the car the forward half of prop shaft to slope downwards towards the rear axle 3°, the rear half of prop shaft to slope in same direction 1½°, and the rear axle nose to slope downwards in the opposite direction to the prop shaft 1½°. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Wym.{G. Harold Whyman - Experimental Manager} | ||