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).
Chassis Programme for the Bentley 60 Crankshaft and Damper, requesting an order for parts.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 124\2\ scan0024 | |
| Date | 23th January 1940 | |
| File 10264 To HPS.{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} c. HPS{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr}/RH.{R. Hollingworth} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/CTS.{C. Trot Salt - Carburation}1/BA.23.1.40. CHASSIS PROGRAMME. Bentley 60 - Crankshaft and Damper. We send you herewith the scheme PL.90, which brings the front end of B.60 in line with B.80., namely, single belt drive to the auxiliaries. Attached also is a copy of memo, Ev{Ivan Evernden - coachwork}/HH.1/22.1.40 issuing the above which shews that further details are required to complete this section. Will you, therefore, order up four further sets of parts for Humber dampers, ( to cover spares etc.,) and produce four fan pulleys RE.192. The remaining details will be issued to you as they become available. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/CTS.{C. Trot Salt - Carburation} | ||