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).
Specification and programme for the Bentley 50 model, including preliminary road test details and production timeline.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 111\2\ scan0290 | |
| Date | 13th January 1938 | |
| 1044 (b). BY.10/C.13.1.38. 500 SPECIFICATION AND PROGRAMME. BENTLEY 50. Preliminary B.50 Road Test on B.50 Frame fitted with B.S Pieces. April 1938. Same body mounted on F.50 Chassis with :- (1). Small Gearbox, no overdrive. (2). Semi-floating rear axle. (3). Increased Hypoid Axle Gears. (4). Simplified Hubs. (5). Disc. Wheels. (6). Cast Iron Economy Drums. (7). Pressed Steel Dashboard. (8). Bonnet with raised sides. (9). Altered frontal appearance. (10). Cost reductions - material cost to be £150. (11). Simplified Column Controls. 1st. Car on road - August 1938. 2nd. " " - September 1938. 3rd. " " - October 1938. 10,000 car, with or without semi-floating axle and hubs. December 1938. Finalised car and material released - June 1939. | ||