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).
Blueprints for an alternative steering box for the Bentley II chassis and a material change for the initial M Series production.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 87\5\ scan0251 | |
| Date | 14th January 1938 | |
| To HPS.{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} C. BY C. RHC{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer}/GAN C. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FJH{Fred J. Hardy - Chief Dev. Engineer}1 BY/HEB.{H. Biraben}4/WB.{Mr Brazier/Mr Bell}14.1.38. 250 BENTLEY II CHASSIS. 7/H# STEERING COLUMN AND BOX - SEC : 7050. Kindly receive herewith two blue prints of the following for your information :- FB.3546 Steering Box. 1 off per chassis. alternative to FB.3183. This Steering Box is being produced in Bz/T for the first 30 chassis in "M" Series as Malleable Iron Boxes will not be available until Chassis 31 onwards. BY/HEB.{H. Biraben} HEB{H. Biraben} | ||