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).
Fitting of Bentley running board jacks as an alternative to screw jacks.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 139\1\ scan0033 | |
| Date | 21th January 1936 | |
| X1166 To Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} & Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} c. to E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} c. to Cx.{Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager} Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/7/KW.21.1.36. Bentley Jacks. Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD}8/E.17.1.36. E.1/HP.18.1.36. We have had a set of running board Jacks as fitted to the Vauxhall prepared for 6-B-IV and they are now being fitted. We believe that these are the lightest alternative to the screw jack, if the latter isnot considered sufficiently accessible. To prevent the jack having to have an unnecessarily high lift, it may be necessary to put a sling under the rear axle as on the SpectreCodename for Phantom III, to limit its movement away from the frame. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||