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).
Investigation into exhaust and oil fumes on a Bentley chassis.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 97\5\ scan0008 | |
| Date | 19th January 1939 | |
| 400b. Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} from Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}9/R.19.1.39. Bentley in France. Sg{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD}14/E18139. The smell of exhaust complained of in France is being investigated at Derby. It seems to be a combination of exhaust fumes and oil fumes. We anticipate that we shall have cured B.V. of this disability before the prototype goes to France. The total mileage now covered by this chassis is 28,643. Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||