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).
Non-requirement of step irons for specific Bentley 5 chassis.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 98\2\ scan0248 | |
| Date | 22th December 1938 | |
| B404 To HPS.{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FD.{Frank Dodd - Bodies}3/JH.22.12.38. BENTLEY 5 CHASSIS. Will you please notify all concerned that no step irons will be required on the following chassis. 10.B.5, 11.B.5, 12.B.5, and 14.B.5. These cars will have no running boards fitted. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FD.{Frank Dodd - Bodies} | ||