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).
Complete specification for a new Bentley exhaust system, listing materials and standards for various components.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 86\3\ scan0174 | |
| Date | 5th June 1936 guessed | |
| COMPLETE SPECIFICATION FOR NEW BENTLEY EXHAUST SYSTEM. EB.1293. Downtake pipe to remain as at present standard - Stainless Steel. EB.1290. Front expansion box to be made in Mild Steel and 'Aluminized'. EB.1288. Front end plate to be made in Mild Steel and 'Aluminized' after assembly. EB.1294. Rear end plate as front end plate. EB.1287. Stay tubes to remain in stainless steel. EB.1289. Baffle to be made in Mild Steel. EB.1959. Front intermediate pipe to be made in 16 SWG. mild steel and exposed portion to be 'Aluminized' after assembly. EB.2726. Front silencer shell to remain as present standard; i.e., 16 SWG. mild steel. EB.778. End plates to remain as present standard; 14 SWG. mild steel. EB.1504. Sleeve to be made in Mild Steel 16 SWG. EB.2825. Rear intermediate pipe to be made in 16 SWG. Mild Steel. EB.884. Rear silencer shell to be made in 16 SWG. Mild Steel. EB.877 and EB.881. Pipes to be made in 16 SWG. mild steel. EB.779. End plates to remain as present standard; i.e., 14 SWG. mild steel. EB.2764. Tail pipe to remain as present standard; i.e., 16 SWG. mild steel. | ||