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).
Letter discussing the necessity of a starting handle on a Bentley.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 151\2\ scan0140 | |
| Date | 11th January 1934 guessed | |
| -2- Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Les.7/KW. Thank you for the pencil: I am finding it quite useful. The answer to your question about the Bentley Starting Handle is that we don't expect a Starting Handle to be necessary. Casing the shutters and fitting a permanent Starting Handle Shaft was considered unsightly. Yours faithfully, FOR ROLLS-ROYCE LIMITED. | ||