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).
Modifications to a Bentley, including raising the exhaust pipe and a new wiring tube.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 86\3\ scan0112 | |
| Date | 30th November 1935 | |
| X223 WYMAN Instructed for 6 B IV E/JNR.{Charles L. Jenner}1/HP.30.11.35. Good -BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} c. RHC.{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} c. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Fm. re Bentley. Please receive herewith:- LeC.4825 showing the exhaust tail pipe raised 1" to give it more ground clearance when encountering grass verges and curb stones. Also herewith LeC.4833 showing the high tension wiring tube on the engine increased in size and suitable for the large bore engine. The sheet metal bracket we have designed for the distributor trunk wires is somewhat complicated due to the length of the induction pipe. Will BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} please ascertain the cost of this bracket. E/JNR.{Charles L. Jenner} | ||