Confirmation of an instruction to order four additional Bentley V. Corniche bodies from coachbuilder Vanvooren of Paris.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 97\3\ scan0130 | |
| Date | 9th June 1939 | |
| H50C. To Sg. {Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} .. (struck through) from By. {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} c.c. Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} (struck through) c. Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} ------------------- By.9/N.9.6.39. Bentley V. {VIENNA} - Corniche(Bentley streamline(Experimental Streamline Bentley B.23.A.E)d precursor to R Type Continental, never produced). ------------------- We confirm that we instructed Sr. when in Derby to place an order with Messrs. Vanvooren of Paris, for four more Bentley V. {VIENNA} Corniche(Bentley streamline(Experimental Streamline Bentley B.23.A.E)d precursor to R Type Continental, never produced) bodies, making six in all. Four of which are to be for English use, and two for Paris. By. {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} | ||
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).