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).
List of required items and modifications for the Bentley Bumper Chassis.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 119\2\ scan0383 | |
| Date | 24th July 1934 | |
| X4268 To RHC.{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Les.14/KW.24.7.34. Bentley Bumper Chassis. The following items are required :- (1) New strengthened front axle. (2) Lowered front cross member with head lamps supplied by Wst. (3) Engine mounting - standard, pivot at the front. Torque taken at dash to Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}1461. Rear mounting similar to 21-G-IV. (4) New road springs with extra spring clips. (5) Petrol tank incorporating N.Sch.3945 and N.Sch.4001 as instructed in Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Les.9/KW.8.6.34. (6) Rear shock damper supports with the support cross member moved back for increased body space. We should like one side to be made to N.Sch.4042 (Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Les.2/KW.2.6.34) and the other side to N.Sch.4110. (7) Cross member between the head lamps to N.Sch.4124. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Les.{Ivan A. Leslie} | ||