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).
Chassis frame distortion and door dropping issues on a Bentley Coupé.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 84\1\ scan0237 | |
| Date | 29th January 1934 | |
| X204 To ................. From EV.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} copy to SG.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} H-P. DC. Ca. HS.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} WvR Evl/YN.29.1.34. re:- BENTLEY CHASSIS. Further to our EVG/HP.19.1.34., re the dropping of the doors of the Coupé B.7.AE, we attach herewith a copy of tests made in Derby to discover the chassis frame distortion. We are now going to investigate the mechanics of the stock Coupé at Park Ward's works, as we believe that there is no evidence of any weight against the chassis frame. In a Coupé the wheelarch plays a serious part in the body structure, and we have a steel arch on the Experimental Coupé. EV.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} | ||