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 information on the production possibilities of the Bentley Overdrive Gearbox.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 86\4\ scan0155 | |
| Date | 16th December 1937 | |
| 228. later £380 1 in m £100 10 in m To BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} from Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} re Bentley Overdrive Gearbox. When I am at Derby next Tuesday, I should like to have information regarding the possibilities of the introduction of this on production. I know we have talked about it previously but I forget what was said and I am not sure whether it was definite any way. Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} We have held up. 2nd half of 'M' in anticipation of this. | ||