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).
Request to obtain the weight of a standard Bentley power unit ready for fitting to a chassis.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 88\3\ scan0047 | |
| Date | 7th May 1934 | |
| X258 To Sft{Mr Swift}/Sct. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/KT.8/KW. 7.5.34. We wish to obtain the weight of a standard Bentley power unit such as you have in your shop ready for fitting to the chassis - i.e., complete engine unit with gearbox, including exhaust manifold, S.U. carburetters, servo, dynamo, starter motor, etc., less fan, fan belt and air silencer. We should therefore be obliged if you would have an engine unit weighed for us when you have an opportunity. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/KT. | ||