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).
Maximum allowable bodywork weight for the Bentley car, proposing a limit of 8 1/2 cwt.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 88\3\ scan0014 | |
| Date | 22th June 1933 | |
| S/W....Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Lid.{A. J. Lidsey} c. to Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} Da.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} By.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} Ev.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} Hn.{F. C. Honeyman - Retail orders} Cx.{Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager} --- X258 C11/C22.6.33 RE BENTLEY CAR. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Lid{A. J. Lidsey}9/KT16.6.33 We thank you for particulars of the Bentley bodywork enclosed. We are rather surprised, however, that you think we could allow the Coachbuilders to increase the maximum bodywork up to 9 cwt. 1 qr. giving them a leeway of 3/4 cwt. over your heaviest body. We propose fixing the limit at the weight of the heaviest experimental, viz. 8 1/2 cwt. No doubt on a few occasions we shall not succeed, but we propose starting this with all chassis, and doing all we can to keep down to it. C. | ||