Compilation of wheelbase and track data for cars in the T.T., Le Mans race results, and vintage Bentley specifications.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 160\5\ scan0043 | |
| Date | 17th November 1940 guessed | |
| WHEELBASE AND TRACK OF CARS RUNNING IN T.T. BENTLEY DE LA {L. A. Archer} HAYE B.M.W. Track: 4.66 4.58 3.9 Mean. Wheelbase: 10.5 8.9 7.9 Halls Chassis No. B.35AE - 166 B.H.P. SPEEDS AT WHICH LE MANS RACE HAS BEEN WON. 1928. 4½ Litre Bentley. 111K. 219 Hours. 69 M.P.H. 1929. 6½ Litre Bentley 118K. 492 Hours. 73.4 M.P.H. 1930. 6½ Litre Bentley. 122K. 111 Hours. 75.7 M.P.H. 1935. 4½ Litre Lagonda. 125K. 283 Hours. 77.6 M.P.H. In this year, best Lagonda averaged 78 M.P.H. in the T.T. June 1936 - Bentley ready at Le Mans. Sept. 28th.- Car run at Shelsey and won its class. 1935. BENTLEY "VINTAGE" MODELS 1920-23. 9ft 9½" Wheelbase. 1924-25. Red label. 9ft 9½". | ||
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).