Car's gearbox seizure which required complete dismantling and a new clutch plate to be fitted.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 91\1\ scan0335 | |
| Date | 18th June 1936 | |
| X300a 77 To Sg. {Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} from Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} 4/KW.18.6.36. 32-EX. Sg. {Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} 4/E.17.6.36. You will see that this car is again running. The gearbox had to be completely dismantled to rectify the seizure. Subsequently they found it necessary to fit a new clutch plate which had to be sent out to them. 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).