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).
Secret memo discussing the naming and mock-up of a short wheelbase Bentley III by Park Ward & Co.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 98\2\ scan0003 | |
| Date | 16th February 1937 | |
| SECRET 200b. 404 E/Ev.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork}5/MN.16.2.37. [Signature] To Hn.{F. C. Honeyman - Retail orders} Copy to De. [crossed out] Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} [crossed out] Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/TD. [crossed out] ---------- Re Bentley III. ---------- Our name to Messrs. Park Ward & Co. for the Bentley III is "A Short Wheelbase Bentley" as this is a suitable non-committal name which will not arouse any great interest. Actually the wheelbase is 4 ins. shorter although the body space is unaltered. We have received permission to get this mock-up made by Messrs.Park Ward & Co. in order to enable us to deal with the problem of frontal appearance in a manner similar to that which we did on Wraith II. Would you kindly issue the necessary order to Messrs. Park Ward & Co. Ev.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} | ||