Bendix Starter Pinion failure on chassis 44-G-2 and its replacement with an improved Bijur type.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 40\5\ Scan131 | |
| Date | 13th August 1923 | |
| BJ/Py. from Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} V3587 Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} 4/LG13.8.23. Re. C. Brinton Esq., Chassis 44-G-2. V3587 V3592 Referring to your BJ/Py13/D31.7.23. The failure of the Bendix Starter Pinion has been taken up with R. {Sir Henry Royce} When I was last at W.W. we discussed schemes for modifying existing cars. The type of Starter Pinion which failed on chassis 44-G-2 was condemned sometime ago. All 20 HP. chassis from No.301 are fitted with the improved Bijur Starter Pinion. Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||
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).