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).
Questioning the necessity of designing a special bumper for the Bentley in-house.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 118\2\ scan0166 | |
| Date | 28th December 1934 | |
| x4522 Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} HS{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} To H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} From Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} Copy to Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} [Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} is struck through] Sg{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD}44/B28.12.34 I seem to have seen some reference recently to our designing and making a special bumper for the Bentley. Is this really necessary, that is to say, is not the Wilmot-Breeden bumper bar quite good enough for the job, or if it lacks some little point, cannot we get them to alter it or embody it? What I feel is that we have so many things to do ourselves that are important that we ought not to spend time and money, if possible, on items of this description which are made by specialists. Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} | ||