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).
Cost of fitting a 2-inch shorter gear lever to Bentley cars sold in France.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 146\1\ scan0281 | |
| Date | 10th June 1938 | |
| W/P. To Sr. from Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls} c. GWH.{George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux} W/K.{Mr Kilner} 8 1245 Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls}3/MH.{M. Huckerby}10.6.38. GWH.{George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux} told us that you wanted to know whether it would be possible on certain of the Bentley cars that are sold in France to have a 2" shorter gear lever. We have gone into the cost of this and find it will be 11/- before erection of the chassis, or 30/- after erection of the chassis. We presume now that you will arrange with the works how many cars you want delivered with the shorter lever. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls} | ||