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).
Request for feedback on the reliability of a Lucas starter motor fitted to a Bentley B.50.LS.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 88\2\ scan0268 | |
| Date | 5th April 1939 | |
| 260. also 6134 W/S - LP.{Mr Lappin} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/RC.{R. Childs}19/JH.5.4.39. re Bentley B.50.LS. We fitted a Lucas starter motor to your Bentley on the 5th. May 1938. We are now investigating the reliability of this unit and would greatly appreciate any criticisms of performance together with a rough approximation of the number of starts, or mileage carried out in this time. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/RC.{R. Childs} | ||