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).
Weight of a new Bentley steering wheel and advocating for differentiation from the standard 20/25 wheel.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 154\3\ scan0205 | |
| Date | 23th April 1934 | |
| Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} X3861 To E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} from Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} re Bentley Steering Wheel. Copy to Wer.Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}EX. Referring to E/Lid.{A. J. Lidsey}1/HP/20.4.34, in view of the fact that the new wheel with the thinner rim, which I have asked to be standardised, is only 2 lb.10 oz. heavier than the 20/25, I feel that unnecessary fuss is being made about it. All along I have been anxious for as many differences as possible between the Bentley and the RR, and in any case I should not readily agree to the adoption of the standard 20/25 wheel on the RR Bentley. Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} | ||