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).
Correspondence regarding the replacement of whitemetal bearings with lead bronze bearings for chassis B 88 AH.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 27a\1\ Scan276 | |
| Date | 3rd May 1935 | |
| Bentley Motors (1931) Ltd., Derby................Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} Levallois Sr/VAI/Crn.3.5.35. chassis B 88 AH - M.{Mr Moon / Mr Moore} Delacroix. Please note that our Stores are sending to you for examination the six whitemetal bearings removed from the connecting rods of this car. We are fitting a set of connecting rods with lead bronze bearings. The car has covered 31,478 kms. The owner is paying for a R.20 engine clean. Sr/VA. | ||