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).
List of required items concerning the Bentley Flexible Engine Mounting.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 86\5\ scan0129 | |
| Date | 1st November 1934 | |
| 4222 To By.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Wym.{G. Harold Whyman - Experimental Manager} 26/KW.1.11.34. Bentley Flexible Engine Mounting. Regarding the queries raised by BY/SS{S. Smith} concerning the above, the following items are definitely required :- (1) Torque reaction dampers to be fitted. (2) Flexible exhaust system to LeC.4054. (3) Exhaust system 2nd expansion chamber to be the same as present standard (mild steel) and lagged with .312" asbestos rope, the rope to be held in position by 3 Jubilee clips. (4) Top and bottom water connections similar to 25 HP. (5) Fit clutch link to N.Sch.4156, but delete front diagonal stay (as instructed on 25 HP.). (6) Fit cantilevered throttle control. We have asked E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} for a scheme for this. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/G.H. Whyman. | ||