Letter to supplier Wilmot Breeden Ltd. concerning samples, pricing, and an order for Bentley stabilisers and bumpers.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 118\3\ scan0056 | |
| Date | 3rd February 1938 | |
| 1023 Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /Aes.5/MH. {M. Huckerby} 3rd. February 1938. C.L.Breeden, Esq., Messrs. Wilmot Breeden Ltd., Eastern Works, Camden Street, Birmingham, 1. Dear Mr. Breeden, We have received the first sample of the new Bentley stabiliser and except for the U-clip bolts being too long as shown on the attached sketch and the finish of the silentbloc distance piece where it fits into our dumb iron, we are quite satisfied with the appearance. We are sending this bumper over to France by air to-night, and hope to have it running on our test car in France to-morrow. To-morrow we shall be despatching an official order to you for 220 of these bumpers. The first 100 at a price of £3. 12s. 0d. with the special silentbloc and the other 120 at £3. 5s. 0d. with an ordinary silentbloc bush. As we need these to start delivery at the rate of 8 a week on the 20th. of this month, I hope you are not finding too much difficulty in obtaining the Silico Manganese for the spring plates. I am also sending herewith a print of FB.3613 which is the bumper which we shall be supplying in larger quantities. On this print we have had the position of the wing shown so that you can have enough scenery to design a cheap, and distinctive bumper which has no weight. We shall be very eager to see a drawing showing suggestions. With regard to the FW.1110 bumper, we understand that Ridlington has registered this design and feel that unless | ||
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