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).
Confirmation of the naming conventions for Bentley models II and III.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 82\4\ scan0243 | |
| Date | 7th February 1936 | |
| GRY{Shadwell Grylls} X-200 [illegible handwritten initials, crossed out] gels Da.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} c. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}By. EV.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork}Hdy.{William Hardy}JNR.{Charles L. Jenner}PSN. E.7/HP.7.2.36. re Bentley II and III. This is to confirm that it has been agreed to call the large bore Bentley now on production Bentley II and the revised specification Bentley with independent front suspension, cruciform frame etc. shall be known as Bentley III. Nomenclature of designs and specifications pending should be modified accordingly, E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} | ||