Design position report detailing the status of components for Bentley and 20/25 HP chassis.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 30\4\ Scan027 | |
| Date | 22th October 1935 | |
| (1) ITEM DESIGN POSITION. BENTLEY CHASSIS. Girling type brake equalisers - front - revised chassis. In hand. " " " - rear - " " " " Modified damper controls to suit Tecalemit filter - large bore engine. " " Investigation into stiffening up present chassis frame. " " Reinforcement panel on lightened petrol tank. Completed 3.10.35. Investigation of new and stiffer chassis frame. In hand. Modified rear axle pinion driving taper. Completed 22.10.35. 20/25 HP. CHASSIS. Noise insulation scheme for engine - large bore engine. In hand. Exhaust and inlet manifolds - large bore engine. " " Air silencer - large bore engine. " " 3.5" diameter piston - large bore engine. Completed 10.10.35. Nozzle for exhaust swan neck. " 16.10.35. Dummy louvres for bonnet side plates - 9" overhang - 11° and 16° slope. " 22.10.35. Investigation into cause of 2nd speed gear coming out. In hand. | ||
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).