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. 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} | ||
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).