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).
Dispatch of parts for a Bentley 8.B.V. undergoing testing in France.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 97\5\ scan0113 | |
| Date | 13th March 1939 | |
| H506 To D/BF. from HPS{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr}/WSC.{W. S. Cassel} Ha/FS.{F. Steele} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls} O/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} HPS{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr}/WSC.{W. S. Cassel}1/BA.13.3.39. O/52483. Re Testing in France Bentley 8.B.V. We have sent into the Despatch Stores, this morning, 1-ea GB.4020/1 Axle Shafts. 2-GB.4012 Packing Washers. 2-GB.4013 Collars. 2-GB.4014 Distance Piece. 2-GB.4015 Spring Plates. 2-GB.4016 Packing Ring. 2-GB.4017 Adjusting Washers. 10-GB.3832 Studs. 2-GB.3729 Oil Catchers. 2-GB.3730 Housings. 2-No.340 Hoffmann Ball Bearings. 2-No.318 Angus Oil Seals. These have been returned to Derby for slight modification and the fitment of new bearings, same should be despatched back to Franco Britannic Autos. Ltd, 25, Rue Gide, Levallois-Perret, Paris, as quickly as possible, per Air Mail. HPS{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr}/WSC.{W. S. Cassel} | ||