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).
Requesting a new tunnel for the rear foot wells of a Bentley III.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 97\5\ scan0288 | |
| Date | 20th June 1938 | |
| HPS.{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} from Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/IMW.{Ivan M. Waller - Head of Chateauroux} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/IMW{Ivan M. Waller - Head of Chateauroux}13/R.20.6.38. 7.B.V - BENTLEY III. Will you please make a new tunnel for the rear foot wells as arranged verbally with F.{Mr Friese} Steele. This is to increase the stiffness and clearance over the propeller shaft. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/IMW.{Ivan M. Waller - Head of Chateauroux} | ||