The trial of aluminium spring seats for fully floating Bentley axles.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 98\1\ scan0135 | |
| Date | 3rd November 1938 | |
| 402 To HPS. {Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} from Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /Gry. {Shadwell Grylls} c. Roy {Mr H. Royce - Buyer} /Lcs. c. Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /AFM. {Anthony F. Martindale} c. Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /Cr. {Mr Cra’ster / Mr Chichester} Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /Gry. {Shadwell Grylls} 12/MH. {M. Huckerby} 3.11.38. FULLY FLOATING BENTLEY AXLES. Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} wants to try aluminium spring seats on this type of axle. Will you please let us know whether forgings in R.R.56 could be made from the existing dies; if this is not possible we shall try cast R.R.50. We should like a pair of such spring brackets fitted to 10.B.V. for its French test. We shall also want to bump which ever type is fitted to the car. Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /Gry. {Shadwell Grylls} | ||
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).