The ordering of a speedometer for a Bentley III, providing specifications for tyre size, circumference, and axle ratio.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 165\2\ img154 | |
| Date | 27th January 1938 | |
| To By {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} /Mr. Davis, from Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /FD. {Frank Dodd - Bodies} c. Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /RC. {R. Childs} 6065 Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /FD. {Frank Dodd - Bodies} 1/MH. {M. Huckerby} 27.1.38. RE BENTLEY III. Have you ordered the speedometer, etc., for this car? If not, the following particulars may be useful :- Tyre size - 6.50 x 16 Effective circum. 88 1/2" Axle Ratio - 10 x 43. 848 Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /FD. {Frank Dodd - Bodies} | ||
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).