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).
New 3½-Litre Bentley, its unsuitability for racing, and the 'Rolls-Bentley' name.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 3\4\ 04-page363 | |
| Date | 27th June 1933 | |
| YH-03N To Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} from Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} re 3½-Litre Bentley. Sg{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD}9/B27.6.33 I am in receipt of Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}6/MJ.22.6.33, enclosing cutting from a paper called "Brooklands" and also referring to your meeting with Sir Stanley White and his son. I am afraid, as you say, that quite a number of young enthusiasts will be disappointed when they learn that we are not making something suitable for racing. I was interested to read the extract from the paper called "Brooklands" and quite realise that, once you go down to the track, it is very difficult to keep anything very secret. With regard to the title, the Rolls-Bentley, I am afraid we are going to have a bit of difficulty about this as it is one which we feel we ought to keep away from, but the difficulty is that one cannot xxx actually control what other people do outside. Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} | ||