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).
The pricing of Clayton Heater fittings for the Bentley 'M' Series, referencing manufacturing costs for the Wraith.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 137\2\ scan0256 | |
| Date | 8th December 1938 | |
| c R.{Sir Henry Royce} 1158. To BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} from G/Rb.{R. Bowen} G/Rb.{R. Bowen}4/A/48A/W.81238. Clayton Heater on Bentley Chassis. Further to our G/Rb.{R. Bowen}18/A/142/W.18.11.38. we are advised by Sales that after the 40th. Chassis in 'M' Series, the charge to customer for the R.R. fittings for the above is to be the same as fixed for the Wraith chassis. We send you below an extract from the memo from Tr{Capt. F. W. Turner - Finance}:- " In this connection you were going in-to the question as to whether it would be possible to manufacture parts for the Wraith more cheeply, as criticism of the price had been raised in London. Have you any information yet please ?. " G/Rb.{R. Bowen} les C.S. has any proposed alteration for this | ||