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).
4¼ Litre Bentley, chassis 57-KU for Vandervell, confirming receipt of con rods and its dispatch to the Test Department.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 89\4\ scan0133 | |
| Date | 16th July 1937 | |
| SNDZ Files Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} c. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} c. HPS.{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} - from RHC.{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} 261 RHC.{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer}1/EMG.16.7.37. 4¼ Litre Bentley - 57-KU for VANDERVELL. With reference to memo's Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}5/R.5.7.37 and RHC.{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer}1/EMG. 14.7.37 the Con Rods were received from the Experimental Dept. yesterday morning. We will, therefore, arrange for this chassis to be the first to be sent to the Test Dept. week-ending August 7th. RHC.{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} | ||