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).
Letter to Messrs. Park Ward & Co. Ltd. requesting drawings to investigate moving the side spare wheel on a Standard Saloons Bentley.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 84\3\ scan0116 | |
| Date | 15th November 1938 | |
| c. Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} Da.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FD.{Frank Dodd - Bodies} 204 CONFIDENTIAL. 15th.November 1938. BY.S/N. Messrs.Park Ward & Co.Ltd., 473, High Road, Willesden, London N.W.10. Dear Sirs, Re: Standard Saloons-Bentley. In order that we may investigate the possibility of moving out the side spare wheel so that it may be lifted vertically, you promised to send to us a full size side elevation of the wing at the hub and also a cross section of the spare wheel hub and wing. The wheel should be shown with a wheel cover on. Yours faithfully, FOR ROLLS-ROYCE LIMITED. CHIEF ENGINEER - CHASSIS. | ||