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).
Troubles with modifications to a 10,000-mile production Bentley car, specifically the petrol system and gear lever knob.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 3\4\ 04-page415 | |
| Date | 20th July 1933 | |
| To By.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} from Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Ra. c.c. Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} c.c. E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} c.c. Hdy.{William Hardy} Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Ra.3/KT. 20.7.33. PRODUCTION BENTLEY CARS. We ran into trouble with two of the final modifications which were only put on the 10,000 miles car at the last moment. (1) Petrol System. The alteration to the petrol system, moving the petrol tap to the offside of the dashboard - Lsc.3573 - caused serious vapour lock troubles, so that we were stopped on the road a number of times. (2) The latest change speed lever knob rattled badly. We are going ahead producing another set of each of these parts so that we can rectify the troubles, but for the moment they are not ready for release to production. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Ra. | ||