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Responding to an inquiry about hydraulic jacks and overdrive Bentleys, based on a recent car census at the Depot.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 131\3\  scan0012
Date  14th December 1938
  
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To Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /Gry. {Shadwell Grylls} . from Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /GWH. {George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux} Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /GWH. {George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux} 26/N.14.12.38.
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With reference to your memo Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /Gry. {Shadwell Grylls} 4/MH. {M. Huckerby} 2.12.38, re Hydraulic Jacks. A census of one and a half weeks gives the total of cars in the Depot as being 97. Of these there were 2 cars fitted with Hydraulic jacks. One of these was one of the latest overdrives. It may be therefore that Mr.Sessions is talking of overdrive Bentleys when he says a number of Owners are having them fitted.

We have no knowledge of same.


GWH. {George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux}
  
  
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).


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