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).
Status update on the development and testing of 3.5 Litre Bentley prototype cars.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 30\2\ Scan223 | |
| Date | 20th May 1933 | |
| x2424 To Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} from Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}1/KT.20.5.33. 3 1/2 Litre Bentley. We have three complete cars running, No.3. has only run a few miles. No's 1 & 2 have completed a total of 20,000 miles. We expect to have No.4. car completed before Whitsun; this is the last car to be made in the Expl. Dept. No's 1 & 2 require modifications to bring them up to the production standard. We have no important features outstanding from design. Our important job is to decide which of the alternatives to adopt. We expect to send the final production model to France soon after Whitsun. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||