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).
Gantt chart outlining the production schedule for the Bentley III model from 1938 to 1939.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 97\1\ scan0204 | |
| Date | 1st September 1938 guessed | |
| BENTLEY III SCHEDULE 1938 JULY AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC 1939 JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP FINAL DESIGNS. COMPLETION OF MODA. OCT 15TH DETAIL DRAWINGS. PRELIMINARY SEP 30TH FINAL MODIFICATIONS NOV 15TH OPERATION PLANNING PRELIMINARY SEP 30TH FINAL MODIFICATIONS NOV 30TH COSTING PRELIMINARY OCT 31ST DETAIL DEC 31ST SPECIAL MACHINE EQUIPMENT INSTRUCTIONS. [Bar end date] NOV 30TH JIG & TOOL INSTRUCTIONS. CLASS 'A' NOV 30TH CLASS 'B' MAR 31ST LONG DISTANCE JIGS FOR MAJOR PARTS SMALL JIGS & TOOLS JIGS, TOOLS, & SPECIAL MACHINE EQUIPMENT. CLASS 'A' JAN 31ST CLASS 'B' APR 30TH TO BE MANUFACTURED & PROVED MATERIAL FOR EXP. & SHOW CHASSIS TO BE RELEASED BY D.O. [Start date] SEP 1ST [End date] FEB 28TH PRODUCTION OF EXP. CHASSIS. [Start date] JAN 1ST [End date] MAR 31ST MATERIAL FOR PROD'N CHASSIS TO BE ORDERED. [Start date] FEB 18TH [End date] APR 22ND PRODUCTION OF SHOW CHASSIS. [Start date] MAR 1ST [End date] JUN 30TH DELIVERY OF SHOW CHASSIS. [Start date] JUN 1ST [End date] JUL 31ST CHASSIS TO TEST AT RATE OF 16 PER WEEK. [Start date] SEP 1ST PRODUCTION OF BENTLEY II CHASSIS CEASES. [Start date] JAN 1ST [End date] MAR 31ST | ||