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Design position report detailing the status of various modifications to the Bentley chassis.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 30\4\  Scan103
Date  23th February 1934
  
Cid.1/HP.23.2.34.

BENTLEY CHASSIS.

ITEM. DESIGN POSITION.
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Dropped front crossmember etc. Completed.
Improved engine undershields. In hand.
Modified position of battery crossmember. Completed.
Unbalanced Radiator Shutters (To cure closing at high speeds). Completed.
Cover and tunnel for starting handle through radiator shutters. Completed.
Strengthened connection of front shock dampers to frame. Completed.
Improved brake drum dust covers. Completed.
Strengthened shock damper casings. Completed.
14" dia. Rear brake drums - aluminium shoes. Completed.
14" dia. Front brake drums.-aluminium shoes. Completed.
Shock dampers - strengthened intermediate levers. Completed.
  
  
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).


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