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).
Putting new aluminium bearings in Mr. Vandervell's car and a promise to improve a 4¼-litre car.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 89\4\ scan0114 | |
| Date | 1st July 1937 | |
| W/S. Bly.{B. W. Bleaney - Bentley Sales} from Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} 261 MR. VANDERVELL'S CAR. I told Vandevell that we would put our latest aluminium bearings in his car, and challenged him to break them. When he last saw me he agreed that as he could offer me nothing for economy in price or efficiency in strip bearings, there was no object in my testing the car. I did promise that if he bought a 4¼-litre we would pep it up in any way that we could. Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||