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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).
Increasing the braking proportion on the front wheels of the 40/50 and 20/25 models.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 13\1\  01-page28
Date  8th November 1932
  
COPY. X7360.

To Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} From Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD}
c. to Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager}

Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD}1/D8.11.32.

X5360.

Re. Braking.

You will remember that we have been talking about increasing the proportion of braking on the front wheels for some little time, and when I was at Derby last week you said that a Standardisation Sheet was going round for this.

I should be glad if I could have information as to how soon it will be possible to introduce this modification on production.

The above refers to 40/50 in particular, but arising out of Sir Malcolm Campbell's criticism, I asked Cx.{Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager} to enquire from you what it was proposed to do in regard to the 20/25.

Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD}

P.S. Please let me know what the new proportions of braking will be. I take it that it will be the same as now on 58-GN. but I am not sure what that is.
  
  


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