Unexpected high cost for Long clutch plates which solved the Ph.III clutch problem.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 129\1\ scan0255 | |
| Date | 28th August 1937 | |
| To Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} from Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} 1110 Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} 5/AP.28.8.37 LONG CLUTCH PLATES Attached is the correspondence from the Long Manufacturing Division. After paying them about 260$ for four clutch plates, we received a severe shock when we were asked to pay 386$ for a further six. The correspondence is self-explanatory. I suppose it must be considered money well spent as it has solved the Ph.III. clutch problem. It is annoying, however, to think that Borg & Beck, England, are getting the benefit of this money of ours. I think there is no alternative but to pay it. Do you agree.? Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||
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).