Material requirements for six Bentley 'Corniche' chassis, covering tail lamps, number plates, and horns.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 168a\4\ img124 | |
| Date | 18th July 1939 | |
| 6144 c.a.p o. {Mr Oldham} Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /RC. {R. Childs} ✓ o. {Mr Oldham} RHO/W.A.D. o. {Mr Oldham} RHO/OL. o. {Mr Oldham} RHO/SJT o. {Mr Oldham} RHO/W.G.C. o. {Mr Oldham} Les {Ivan A. Leslie} /JBS. BY {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} /RD.8/B.18.7.39. Re: SIX BENTLEY "CORNICHEBentley streamlineExperimental Streamline Bentley B.23.A.Ed precursor to R Type Continental, never produced" CHASSIS - 1 ENGLISH. (MADE). - 3 ENGLISH. - 2 FRENCH. Further to our memo' BY {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} /RD.6/B.5.7.39., herewith is additional information regarding the material required for these cars :- TAIL LAMPS AND NUMBER PLATES. The French "CornicheBentley streamlineExperimental Streamline Bentley B.23.A.Ed precursor to R Type Continental, never produced" cars are to be fitted with Cornercrofts Ace Square type, not oblong. The two Oblong type which have been ordered should still be obtained, and these are to be sent to Paris for the 2 Vanvooren Saloons which are being built. HORNS. The French CornicheBentley streamlineExperimental Streamline Bentley B.23.A.Ed precursor to R Type Continental, never produced require Mellotone Under-bonnet Type WT.22 similar to the English CornicheBentley streamlineExperimental Streamline Bentley B.23.A.Ed precursor to R Type Continental, never produced. Will you please order the revised material as required. BY {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} /RD. | ||
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).