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).
Fitting Thermoid faced Long type clutch plates to customer and sales trial cars for the Phantom III.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 93\3\ scan0382 | |
| Date | 10th September 1937 | |
| To Hd.{Mr Hayward/Mr Huddy} c. to G/Rb.{R. Bowen} c. to By.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} 312 also 361 Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/NRC.{N. R. Chandler}11/JH.10.9.37. Phantom III Clutch. Attached is a list of 39 customers cars and 2 Sales Trials cars which have been fitted with Thermoid faced Long type plates, supplied by Exptl. Dept. prior to Sept. 6th. After that date supplies are taken over by RHC.{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} The 30 supplied after Aug. 2nd. were taken from the 100 on order from Borg & Beck, but of the 11 supplied prior to that date, some were made up in Exptl. Dept. and some were Long plates of American Manufacture. The original arrg. drg. EX.27309 is now superceded by G.85600. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/NRC.{N. R. Chandler} | ||