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).
Requesting a set of new water excluders to test on a customer's Bentley with ineffective front brakes.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 88\1\ scan0157 | |
| Date | 5th February 1935 | |
| x 7961 To RHC.{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}11/KW.5.2.35. Latest Type Water Excluders. A Bentley car has just been delivered to the Repair Dept. belonging to Captain Dugdale. This owner is complaining bitterly of water getting on his front brakes causing them to be ineffective, etc. etc. This is an excellent opportunity for us to test out our new water excluder, and we should be glad if you would supply a set to the Repair Dept. for this car. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Tmn. | ||