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).
The availability of a 'Large Bore Bentley' for a test run in Derby.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 82\4\ scan0177 | |
| Date | 25th October 1935 | |
| To Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} from Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} x200 Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}18/KW.25.10.35. Large Bore Bentley. Replying to Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD}3/E.22.10.35, we anticipate that the second car with the big bore engine will be available for you to try when you are in Derby next week. We have to finalise the various features on this car, such as the intake and exhaust silencers, controls, etc., so that 6-B-IV will not be delayed. We can arrange for you to have a more extended run on it, however, if you do not get sufficient time to form an impression next week. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||