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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).
The suitability of a front wheel brake model, mentioning a licensing agreement with Hotchkiss.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 73\3\  scan0327
Date  23th August 1927
  
To Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} from Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}

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Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}2/LG23.8.27.

RE. FRONT WHEEL BRAKES. x8420

This model would be of no use to us as although our brakes are made under licence from the Hotchkiss, they differ very materially.

Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}
  
  


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