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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).
Meeting minutes or memo discussing Bentley design features, visibility, and general mechanical points.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 161a\2\  scan0191
Date  10th May 1938 guessed
  
BENTLEY
-3-

4. checked by the Technical Journals.

5. New Design of Bonnet Louvres BY had this matter in hand - ?

6. B.50. General position of car.

New Features mentioned at interim Meeting on 8th April -

Direction indicator
Reverse light switch
Lamp under bonnet.

These matters were receiving attention.

Visibility

S. wish to emphasize the importance of visibility of front wings from the driving seat, which was not in evidence on the mock-up at Park Ward's, and draw attention to the remarks in the "Motor" of May 3rd under this heading concerning 4 1/2 litre 6-cylinder Lagonda.

GENERAL

1. Vacuum operated change speed.

2. Automatic hill holder

3. Standardisation Sheets.

4. Scheme for improved design of petrol fillers.
  
  


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