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 unsatisfactory appearance of a Bentley III bonnet, attributing responsibility to the Drawing Office for incorrect material specification.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 98\3\ scan0118 | |
| Date | 4th March 1938 | |
| Std. what do you say about this Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} To Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} from HPS.{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} 2006 405 HPS.{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr}1/VS.{J. Vickers}4.3.38. BENTLEY III BONNETS. ? how Ru/STD Referring to Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Std.9/MH.{M. Huckerby}28.2.38. We would point out that the unsatisfactory appearance of the bonnet on Bentley III chassis 7.B.V. is entirely the responsibility of the Drawing Office, since the top plates are specified in S/D.{John DeLooze - Company Secretary} material, and whilst we are arranging to produce a further bonnet in the correct material it is disappointing to note that although this material is available from certain coach-builders at short notice we were not informed of this until the job was completed. HPS.{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} | ||