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 draw and order a pair of lower-rating rear road springs for a Bentley 5 car.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 87\4\ scan0041 | |
| Date | 25th July 1934 | |
| X-ref To By.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Les.12/KW.25.7.34. Bentley 5. For the above car we require lower rating road springs. For the front we propose to use the springs we have in stock to FB.235, but we have no lower rating springs for the rear. Will you please draw a low rating rear spring having 5 1/4" initial deflection and a loaded negative camber of 1.5". We imagine 900 lbs. load will be the most suitable poundage for 5 Bentley, and would like you to order a pair of these immediately the spring has been drawn. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Les.{Ivan A. Leslie} | ||