Performance graph for the Bentley 5 'Corniche' showing engine horsepower, tractive forces, and speed against RPM.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 97\3\ scan0076 | |
| Date | 17th March 1939 | |
| BENTLEY 5 "CORNICHE(Bentley streamline(Experimental Streamline Bentley B.23.A.E)d precursor to R Type Continental, never produced)" "CONTINENTAL" ENGINE (RM. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} 14/R 9.3.39) ROAD RACING TYRES AT 48 LBS INS^2 12 X 41 AXLE, 1.2 TO 1 OVERDRIVE ENGINE H.P. - OPEN EXHAUST ENGINE H.P. - 3 PORT MANIFOLD & CUT OUT HUB H.P. TRACTIVE FORCES H.P. R.P.M. M.P.H. 12 X 41 OVERDRIVE HUB H.P. TOTAL TR. {Capt. F. W. Turner - Finance} TRACTIVE FORCE MAX LAP SPEED 110.5 M.P.H. | ||
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).