Road test and impressions of the 6 1/2 litre 6-cylinder Speed Model Bentley.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 21\2\ Scan064 | |
| Date | 26th March 1929 | |
| y3805 Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} To R. {Sir Henry Royce} from Sg. {Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} Copy to C. Copy to Wors. Copy to Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} Copy to MW. re 6 1/2 litre 6-cylinder Speed Model Bentley. Cx. {Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager} and I both had the opportunity the other day of going in one of these cars. Cx. {Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager} had the opportunity of driving it, and I have, therefore, asked him to make out a report, copy of which is attached, as I though it would be of considerable interest to you. I did not actually drive it but can confirm everything he says in regard to the general running of the car. I also had an opportunity of going in the standard 6-cylinder Bentley, and generally speaking I was very favourably impressed with it. It had certain features which were not up to the standard of RR, such as roughness felt on the over-run, but there is no doubt that the car is quite a serious competitor, more especially from the point of view that any one who tried one or owned one and had not tried or owned a RR would be probably very pleased with the 6-cylinder Bentley. Sg. {Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} Enc. Copy of Cx {Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager} 6/M/22.3.29 | ||
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).