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).
The proposal to revert to the Rolls-Royce clutch for the large bore Bentley.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 85\2\ scan0235 | |
| Date | 10th March 1936 | |
| To Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} from Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} c. to Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} c. to E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} c. to By.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}5/KW.10.3.36. Bentley Clutch. Replying to Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD}8/E.6.3.36, the clutch we should propose to revert to on the large bore Bentley is the Rolls-Royce clutch with the fabric on the driven member, fitted to the last 200 or 300 3 1/2-litre chassis. The R.R. clutch has not had an official 15,000 miles test with the 4 1/4-litre Bentley engine, but it has had a considerable amount of experimental running. A report on the clutch work done on the 4 1/4 litre Bentley was given in Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}6/KW.19.11.35. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||