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).
Correspondence from Levallois to Derby regarding the urgent need for two reconditioned or new steering boxes for chassis B.154.MR and B.182.MR.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 153\1\ scan0221 | |
| Date | 28th March 1939 | |
| [Handwritten top center: 1800] To Bentley Motors Ltd. DERBY......... [Handwritten: Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}] Copy to [Underlined: By] [Handwritten, Struck-through: D/DP.] [Stamped and underlined: F.J. HARDY] [Handwritten: Please deal with this Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}] Levallois Sr/VA6/ET.28.3.39 Re: CHASSIS B.154.MR - Captain MOLYNEUX [Handwritten initials over paragraph: JAH] With reference to Sr/VA4/ET.24.3.39 and the two steering boxes (the one belonging to the original steering of the above chassis and the one belonging to the steering of chassis B.182.MR), which were sent to you for examination, by air mail, in Case No I807, on the 24th instant, we shall be in need of two re-placement boxes as soon as possible. We shall therefore be glad if you will kindly arrange to have the two steering boxes reconditioned (fitting new rollers etc..), or have two new complete steering boxes sent to us. [Handwritten checkmark over paragraph] We are rather anxious to complete the two cars at Vanvoorens as soon as possible, by refitting the steering columns. Sr/VA. [Handwritten initial: h] | ||