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).
Specification document for the coachwork of a Four Door Four Light Saloon on a Long Wheelbase Bentley chassis.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 111\3\ scan0005 | |
| Date | 8th November 1938 guessed | |
| SPECIFICATION OF COACHWORK FOR 3.B.50. Four Door Four Light Saloon - With Division - Long Wheelbase Bentley - PD.303. Chassis. B.50 Type Long Wheelbase Bentley for all particulars see drawings supplied. Untarnishable finish. 58.500 front track and 59.500 rear. Wheels 7 x 16 Steel pressed. One spare wheel on offside. Body. Four door, Four light saloon with division and fixed front seats, see PD.303. Shell Construction. Wood and aluminium construction based on that used for the Experimental Wraith Bodies. Front Wings. Sheet Steel of single return sweep, with helmet. Wing lamps built in - Ford type. Rear Wings. Single return sweep in sheet steel with helmet, petrol filler in nearside wing. Stone Shields. Latest approved pattern. Doors. To be as thin as possible. Front doors hinged on centre pillar, and rear door on rear pillar, all by external hinges with stainless steel pins. Interior handles on the lock spindle except that of the driver's door which has remote control. Quick-lift lever control to the driver's window. All windows of Lancegaye glass 3/16" thick. Locks to be settled later. Screen. To open and of Triplex glass 3/16" Laminated with central control. To be free from flap when open, with re-inforced frame and hinges. Sunshine Roof. Of the latest pattern, special precautions to be taken to avoid leakage of water, wind noises and rattles. Cont'd..... | ||