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 retention of the revolution counter and instrument design for the Bentley B.III model.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 97\1\ scan0049 | |
| Date | 15th April 1937 | |
| SECRET. To-R/hld. from Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} Copy to Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}Hx.HI. FHR.Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Grv.Htr.WHS Bentley B.III-Specification. Sg{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD}9/K15.4.37 Referring to R/Lid.{A. J. Lidsey}2/WP.15.4.37 I have discussed with Cx.{Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager} and Bly.{B. W. Bleaney - Bentley Sales} and they are of the opinion that it would be a very retrograde step for us to give up supplying the revolution counter on the Bentley car. It still appears to be a characteristic feature of sports cars. As regards the instruments we agree the same layout as at present but we want improved illumination and concave dials on present type Bentleys and B.III as soon as we can have them without scrap. Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} Handwritten notes: 200l, 400 | ||