Two alternative designs for the Bensport (J.1.) rear engine suspension.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 179b\1\ img150 | |
| Date | 7th November 1932 | |
| P/A. FROM D.A. ORIGINAL DA {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} /W/7.11.32. C. to EG. WOR. {Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} HS. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} t x4553 BENSPORT(Codename for 3 1/2-litre Bentley) (J.1.) REAR ENGINE SUSPENSION. Herewith we send S. sch. 3502, shewing the engine suspension at the rear of the clutch pit. It will be seen that 2 alternatives are shewn, the one consisting of a ferodo ring similar to the sch. now used, and the other a suggestion for a rubber ring, which it is intended should be utilised if found to be any advantage. D.A. | ||
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).