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).
Requesting the completion of the speedometer drive design for a Wraith gearbox to be used in a Bentley.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 59\2\ Scan442 | |
| Date | 24th October 1934 | |
| X6051. R WST. Please follow up To - Dr. from HDY.{William Hardy} HDY.{William Hardy}1/BP.24.10.34. c. WST. C. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} De. MC. Wraith Gearbox for the Bentley. With regard to the speedometer drive for this combination, will you kindly complete the design of the gears and the casing and instruct the design of the to suit the present standard Bentley axle ratios and tyre size. Spec 3.72/4.25 } B2 810 R.P.Mile. HDY.{William Hardy} | ||