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).
Specifying the road spring ratings for the first production Bensport cars.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 87\4\ scan0007 | |
| Date | 18th March 1933 | |
| X246 By.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} from Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}3/KT.18.3.33. BENSPORT ROAD SPRINGS. The road springs that should be instructed for the first production Bensport cars are :- Front F.B.15. 650 lbs. Rear F.B.22. 800 lbs. We have not had sufficient experience with the low rating fronts to F.B.231 or the lightened type rear to order any quantity. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||