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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).
The results of a load test on an Experimental Bentley Coupé's door and chassis frame.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 84\1\  scan0225
Date  19th January 1934
  
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To 4r. from EV.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork}
EV.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork}3/HP.19.1.34.

c. Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} Wer. Bn.{W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington} Ex. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} JLL.

re Bentley Coupe'.

We have tested the Experimental Bentley Coupe' 4-B-4 by loading it with 5 people to see if the door would drop at the front where slightly open.

We understand this is experienced on the Trials Coupe (Grey).

Our test was negative - the door rose at the front approximately 1/16".

We are going to test the chassis frame, for distortion and also examine the stock Park Ward Coupe constructions.

One difference between our car and the trials car is that ours has a rigid steel wheel arch. The wheelarch plays an important part on a coupe' body on a wide frame chassis such as Bentley.

We shall report on this later.

EV.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork}
  
  


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