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Reconsideration of a successful modification for the standard chassis, while noting concerns about clutch slippage.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 107\1\  scan0304
Date  23th May 1935
  
W/S {Derby Works / Sales} - C.
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Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} 4/KW.23.5.35.

Replying to C7/C.17.5.35.

In view of the success of this arrangement in your car, we will reconsider its application to the standard chassis. There is no doubt, however, that in its present form it tends to increase the chances of clutch slipping, and we have no margin of safety at this point.

Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /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).


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