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).
Production schedule and material ordering timeline for the Bentley E-Series chassis.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 142\2\ scan0316 | |
| Date | 31th October 1934 | |
| ROY{Sir Henry Royce}7/MG31.10.34 BENTLEY CHASSIS - E.SERIES E-A.{Mr Adams} 801-900 E-B. 901-1000 Number of Chassis in Series ............. 200 Proposed Output ......................... 11 per week Authority to proceed given .............. (100 sets Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager}1/R23.10.34 (100 sets Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager}3/R27.10.34 First Chassis to be sent to test week commencing ............ May 6th.1935 Last Chassis to be sent to test ............. Drawing Office to complete issue of instructions week ending ..... October 30th.1934 ORDER OFFICE TO COMPLETE ISSUE OF ORDERS:- Class D (Forging Bars & Billets and .... Already on order. (Finished Steel Bar Classes C & D, and any materials required from overseas ....... November 10th.1934 Class B ............................... November 17th. " Class A ............................... November 24th. " Instruments ........................... December 1st. " Material to be in Stores:- Class D (Forging Bars and Billets) .... January 19th.1935 Classes C & D ........................... February 2nd. " Class B ............................... February 16th. " Class A ............................... March 2nd. " Instruments ........................... March 2nd. " Material to be issued to Works, together with instructions and production cards:- Castings made in our Foundry, and Forgings produced in our Drop Forge. January 26th.1935 Classes C & D ........................... February 16th. " Class B ............................... March 2nd. " Class A ............................... March 16th. " Instruments ........................... March 30th. " | ||