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).
Design position report detailing modifications for Bentley and 25/30 HP chassis.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 161a\4\ scan0113 | |
| Date | 4th September 1936 | |
| Item. BENTLEY CHASSIS. Design Position. Modified lubrication to brake camshafts. Completed. Side spare wheel carrier moved forward - 5-B-IV. Completed 28.8.36. 33 gallon Ulster petrol tank modified to suit J.R.body. " 24.8.36. Modified filter element in air silencer. " 28.8.36. Ventilation holes in clutch casing for 10 A.6 type Borg and Beck clutch. " 1.9.36. Strengthened rear wheel driver. " 4.9.36. Bentley III arrangement of chassis with torsion bar suspension. In hand. Alternative steel stoneguard on lightened petrol tank. Completed 3.9.36. Flexible front engine mounting, Bentley III. In hand. Mod. to air silencer outer shell. Completed 4.9.36. Torsion bar front suspension, Bentley III. In hand. Front wheel, pivot and front brakes - Bentley III - torsion bar front suspension. In hand. 25/30 HP. CHASSIS. Modified lubrication to brake camshafts. In hand. Outside petrol filler. Completed 25.8.36. Modified filter element in air silencer. " 28.8.36. Air intake pipe without spherical union. " 25.8.36. Mod. to cylinder head to improve cooling of exhaust valve. " 7.8.36. | ||