Letter from clutch manufacturer Borg & Beck regarding a clutch for a 1935 Bentley 3.5-litre car.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 129\3\ scan0348 | |
| Date | 29th July 1936 | |
| BORG & BECK COMPANY LTD. MANUFACTURERS OF CLUTCHES. Telegrams BORGANBECK, LEAMINGTON SPA. Telephone LEAMINGTON SPA 1550-1. Registered Office BROCK HOUSE, LANGHAM STREET, LONDON, W. I. WORKS: Tachbrook Road, LEAMINGTON SPA, Warwickshire. Directors E. {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} B. BOUGHTON. W. EMMOTT. D. {John DeLooze - Company Secretary} T. BROCK. YOUR REF............... OUR REF TS/AMS/LP. {Mr Lappin} [Handwritten: X1110] [Handwritten: L.S SMITH] 29th July 1936. Messrs. Rolls-Royce Ltd., DERBY. For the attention of Mr. F.Ll.Smith. Dear Sirs, Re The Central Motor Institute & Engineering Co.Ltd. We have received an enquiry from the above concern situate at Finchley Road, Hampstead, London, N.W.3., for clutch suitable for a 1935 'Bentley' 3 1/2-litre car. We have replied advising that we are without drawings and of our intention to contact with you direct in this connection. Accordingly we solicit your kind co-operation; it may be you will advise us that to incorporate a Borg & Beck clutch excessive modification will be necessary. However, we thank you for your earliest advise in this connection. Yours faithfully, BORG & BECK COMPANY LIMITED. [Signature] A.M.Shinkins. | ||
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).