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Conversation with Borg & Beck about their Lockheed Hydraulic Brakes and single dry plate clutches.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 128\2\  scan0126
Date  22th February 1932
  
GRY {Shadwell Grylls} Y2200.
To E. {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} from ROY. {Mr H. Royce - Buyer}
c. to Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}

ROY {Mr H. Royce - Buyer} 5/MG22.2.32

Borg & Beck

Arising out of our recent conversation with the Borg & Beck Representative, you will recollect they are now making the Lockheed Hydraulic Brake, and the Borg & Beck single dry plate Clutch at Leamington - the English Company manufacturing under Licence from the American House.

As far as the Clutch is concerned, they have sent us Assembly Drawings 40121/2 illustrating the single dry plate Clutch as used on the Humber "SNIPE" Chassis, which they are supplying at about 40/- each; also Specification Sheet. They will gladly submit further data, or come over again if we are interested.

As far as the Lockheed Brake is concerned, they claim to supply:
Morris
16 HP. Sunbeam
Wolseley
15 HP. Lanchester
(In this case it is a combination of the Lockheed and Servo (Vacuum.
2-tons Leyland Lorry
Dennis 3 1/2 tons
and many Midland Red Buses &c.

In the case of the Clutch, in addition to Humber, they are supplying:
Vauxhall
Tilling-Stevens
Dennis.
&c.

ROY. {Mr H. Royce - Buyer}

ENCLOSURES. Print 40121/2
Specification Sheet.
(1 of each to E and Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} )

ENCLOSURE N°345
  
  
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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