Confirming the decision for a right-hand gear change on the Peregrine model over a central change.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 86\4\ scan0012 | |
| Date | 14th June 1932 | |
| H3 X 228... X40n. To E. {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} from Sg. {Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} ✓ Copy to Mr. He. re Bensport(Codename for 3 1/2-litre Bentley) Gearbox. Sg {Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} 5/E14.6.32 Referring to E.1/HP.11.6.32 some months ago, when we discussed Bensport(Codename for 3 1/2-litre Bentley) and Peregrine(Experimental Bentley car never produced / Aero Engine) we were definitely of the opinion that Peregrine(Experimental Bentley car never produced / Aero Engine) must have right hand change. I have re-discussed the matter with C. and Cx. {Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager} from the point of view of the ability to make the gearboxes interchangeable if Peregrine(Experimental Bentley car never produced / Aero Engine) had central change, but despite this advantage we are still definitely of the opinion that it would be wrong to make Peregrine(Experimental Bentley car never produced / Aero Engine) with central change. Sg. {Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} | ||
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).