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).
Congratulatory letter regarding a speed record set by a Streamlined Bentley at Brooklands, surpassing a Bugatti.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 160\4\ scan0108 | |
| Date | 19th July 1939 | |
| Bentley Motors Ltd. London..........Sg. {Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} copy to "Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} " Derby Showrooms Sr/Dn16/MLG.19.7.39 I was very pleased to receive this morning the notification you kindly sent me of the speed attained by Captain Eyston with the Streamlined Bentley on the Brooklands track and I wish to send you my hearty congratulations. This beats the performance of the Bugatti 3.3.C. type (supercharged) by 1.785 kms. I know positively that the Bugatti people took great pains to prepare their car for the test which took place on the 27th May and spent a lot of money building the body entirely of duraluminium. "Sr" | ||