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).
Customer's request for high geared back axles on three Bentley chassis orders.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 89\3\ scan0046 | |
| Date | 2nd November 1933 | |
| S/W. x7967 Hn{F. C. Honeyman - Retail orders}35/BE.2.11.33. Mr. P.M. Stewart. Bentley Chassis. With reference to Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}8/MJ.25.10.33. Mr. Stewart Snr. now wants a high geared back axle fitted to each one of the three chassis he has ordered. Whilst one chassis is to be mounted with an Open Body, the other two are each to have Drop Head Coupés. Have you any objection to these further two chassis having the higher geared axle? It occurs to us that you may be in favour of the idea because it will help to keep the engines off the danger period. Hn.{F. C. Honeyman - Retail orders} | ||