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).
Request to adjust the gear lever position on a 7.B.V. Bentley III.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 97\5\ scan0316 | |
| Date | 15th September 1938 | |
| 400a To HPS.{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/IMW.{Ivan M. Waller - Head of Chateauroux}15/JH.15.9.38. 7.B.V. Bentley III. Will you please set the gear lever approximately 1" to 1.5" further back, measured at the base of the knob, in order to improve the entrance to the driving seat. We do not wish this job to hold up the car any longer than is already necessary for the steering job. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/IMW.{Ivan M. Waller - Head of Chateauroux} | ||