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).
Decision to adopt a new gearbox design for the 3.5 Litre Bentley and transfer old parts to the 20/25 model.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 86\4\ scan0052 | |
| Date | 3rd May 1933 | |
| BY/TWD{T. W. D???Aeith} c. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} c. E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} c. DA{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} X228. BY.2/G.3.5.33. 3½ LITRE BENTLEY - GEARBOX. It has been decided by the Experimental Dept. that they will adopt for production the gearbox, which we detailed from N.Sch.3658. Will you therefore arrange for all the Bentley chassis to be built to this design. Any parts which have been made to the old scheme can be transferred to the 20/25 as they were standard production pieces. BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} BM | ||