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Specification sheet for the Bensport model detailing various chassis components.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 142\2\  scan0206
Date  4th February 1933 guessed
  
BENSPORT(Codename for 3 1/2-litre Bentley) SPECIFICATION.

Frames and Fittings. - Bensport(Codename for 3 1/2-litre Bentley) Side Channels. Crossmembers as on LeG.3280.
Wings outside Valance and - As on first Experimental Running Board. Chassis.
Front Apron - No Design.
Frames Ties - Not required.
Front Springs & Fittings - Peregrine(Experimental Bentley car never produced / Aero Engine) type with Bensport(Codename for 3 1/2-litre Bentley) Poundage.
Rear Springs & Fittings. - Peregrine(Experimental Bentley car never produced / Aero Engine) type with Bensport(Codename for 3 1/2-litre Bentley) poundage.
Steering Column & Box C.D.E.&F.Type. - As on first Experimental Chassis.
Klaxon Switch on Steering Column - As on first Experimental Chassis.
Side Steering Tube. - As on first Experimental chassis.
Petrol Tank - Peregrine(Experimental Bentley car never produced / Aero Engine) used.
Pedals C.D.E.A F.Type - Hold up.
Pedals & Operating Gear for Starting Motor. - Hold up.
Dash Brackets & Footboards C.D.E.& F.Type. - Bensport(Codename for 3 1/2-litre Bentley) Design.
Autovac & Piping. - Not required.
Oil Pump on dash. - Luvax Pump used.
Oil Pipes & Fittings. - Luvax Fittings.
Rear Shock Damper - J.III Type without controls.
Front Shock Damper - J.III Type without controls.
Horn & Fittings - Hold up.
Spanners & Tools - To suit chassis
Spares - To suit chassis.
Battery Box - Peregrine(Experimental Bentley car never produced / Aero Engine).
  
  
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).


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