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).
Confirming no spare Bentley bodies are available for fitting to chassis B.171.LE.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 89\4\ scan0373 | |
| Date | 1st December 1938 | |
| 261 W/S - Hn.{F. C. Honeyman - Retail orders} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FD.{Frank Dodd - Bodies}2/JH.1.12.38. In reply to your memo. Hn.{F. C. Honeyman - Retail orders}3/AH.30.11.38. We regret to say that we have no spare Bentley bodies for fitting to B.171.LE. Our only spare body was the Coupe which was recently sold to E.R. Hall. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FD.{Frank Dodd - Bodies} | ||