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).
Difficulty of acquiring a 3.5-litre Bentley for fuel consumption testing.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 88\2\ scan0291 | |
| Date | 29th November 1940 | |
| S/W Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} C5/C29.11.40 Re 3½-litre Bentley. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}2/RH{R. Hollingworth}27.11.40. -------- I note you would like to get hold of a 3½-litre Bentley for a few weeks to test its fuel consumption against other tests you are now making. Of course these cars are very rarely on the market at the present time but I will see what I can do in the way of borrowing one. We have not a single 3½ here but I will try and get hold of one somewhere. C. | ||