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).
Requesting a layout to assess the impact of fitting a Cotal gearbox, including a marine unit, into a Bentley.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 136\2\ scan0192 | |
| Date | 27th February 1940 | |
| 1153 Ev.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}1/ML.27.2.40. Herewith particulars of the Cotal gear box, which include a marine unit. I would like you to make a layout showing how this gear box would affect the floor boards on a Bentley. Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||