Technical Information
Pre War
Pre War Technical Library
Technical documents relating to the care and maintenance of Rolls-Royce and Bentley vehicles manufactured before the outbreak of World War II (1940).
NB: Many of these articles have been written a time period of 100+ years and the age of the information should be taken into account.
Sir Henry Royce
The 'Spirit of Ecstasy'
- Eleanor, In Body or Spirit?
- Jo Sykes on the 'Spirit of Ecstasy'
- 'The Spirit of Ecstasy'
- Part One
- Part Two
- Part Three
- Part Four
- The Story of The Spirit of Ecstasy
Memoirs & Histories
- The Rolls-Royce Bump Test
- A History of the 'Silver Ghost'
- Rolls-Royce Armoured Cars
- "White Cloud" in Thailand
- Early Days of the RROCA
- The Silencing of 'Henry R'
- Me and my Shadow
- Living With a Spirit
- 30 Years of the Silver Shadow
- Northern Lights in Bentley R-type – Chassis No B116TN
- Rolls-Royce V8 – From the Designer
- Passing the Course – The Rolls-Royce School of Instruction
- A Short History of the Custom-Built Motor Car
- Henry's 20 Horses – 75th Anniversary of the 20HP
- 1910 Silver Ghost – Chassis No.1404
- 1921 Silver Ghost Chassis No.38MG – "Titania"
- 1921 'Alpine Eagle' Silver Ghost Chassis No. 88NE
- 1922 Goshawk Chassis No.42G7
- 1925 40/50 Chassis No.31HC – "Sheila"
- 1928 Phantom I Chassis No 42AL – "The Pumpkin"
- 1953 Phantom IV Chassis No.4B3P
Car Reviews & Road Tests
Company Documents
Restorations & Repairs
- 1910 Silver Ghost – Chassis No.1425
- 1911 Silver Ghost – Chassis No.1606
- 1922 Goshawk Chassis No.42G7
- 1929 New Phantom – Chassis No.50OR
- 1930 Phantom II – Chassis No.260AJS
- Silver Dawn – Chassis No.SDB94
- Mk VI – Chassis No.B256MD – Gearbox Selector
Post War
Post War Technical Library
This Technical Library is proudly provided for all Rolls-Royce and Bentley enthusiasts by the Rolls-Royce Owners Club of Australia. Kindly hosted by Richard Treacy.
General
Documents applicable to all or most pre-war models.
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Tee-One Topics
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Records of Hooper & Co (Coachbuilders) Ltd (1828 – 1959)
Owner: Science Museum Group, UK
Rolls-Royce and Bentley Chassis Series
Technical Papers
- Adjusting a Ghost Carburetor
- Replacing a Phantom II Cylinder Head
- Adjusting the Gearbox Selector on a Mk VI Manual Gearbox
- Pig-Headed – R-Type Cylinder Head
- LPG and Rolls-Royce
- Converting to LPG
- Increasing Air Intake on Early Post-War Cars
- Hot Stuff! – Mk VI Cooling
- Changing Your Vehicle's Polarity
- Technical – Unleaded
- Technical – Unleaded – Rolls-Royce Engines and Unleaded Fuel
- Technical – Unleaded – Unleaded Fuels by Tony Ward
- Technical – Unleaded – Unleaded fuels for Rolls Royce and Bentley Engines
Bert Ward Papers
Epic Journeys
- London-Peking in Silver Ghost – Chassis No.94FW
- Preparing a Phantom V – Chassis No 5VF159 for Peking to Paris
- Peking-Paris: Leg One
- Peking-Paris: Leg Two
- Peking-Paris: Leg Three
- Across the Nullarbor in Silver Dawn SFC138 "Helga" – Part 1
- Across the Nullarbor in Silver Dawn SFC138 "Helga" – Part 2
- Across the Nullarbor in Silver Dawn SFC138 "Helga" – Part 3
- Across the Nullarbor in Silver Dawn SFC138 "Helga" – Part 4
- Across the Nullarbor Plain in "Alpine Eagle" Silver Ghost 88NE
Rolls-Royce Humour
Bentley Motors
- Technical Library – 1955 to 1965
- Technical Library – 1954 to 1980
- Technical Library – 1980 to 1998
- Technical Library – 1998 to 2009
- Technical Library – Miscellaneous
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