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).
Letter from Bendix-Perrot Brakes Ltd. discussing the supply and fitting of front-wheel brakes for early Rolls-Royce chassis.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 120\3\ scan0013 | |
| Date | 1st October 1928 | |
| X1559 BENDIX-PERROT BRAKES LTD. MECHANICAL BRAKES for AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLES CABLES & TELEGRAMS: "BENDIXCORP·BIRMINGHAM" TELEPHONE: MIDLAND 4216 EAST 1480 & 1481. BENDIX 4 BRAKES FOR SAFETY 16. Bennetts Hill BIRMINGHAM ENGLAND WESTWOOD ROAD-WITTON NOTE NEW ADDRESS BIRMINGHAM DIRECTORS: VINCENT BENDIX, U.S.A. HENRI PERROT, French. HERBERT CLARK, English, MANAGING DIRECTOR. 1st October, 1928. Your Ref: Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rml/LG. Messrs. Rolls, Royce, Ltd., DERBY. Attention: Mr. W. A.{Mr Adams} Robotham. Dear Sirs, We have for acknowledgment your favour of September 29th, and have noted with interest your remarks. We, however, would point out that several Rolls owners have approached us in the matter of supplying them with front-wheel brakes for their cars. This, of course, has reference to Rolls cars which were built prior to Rolls fitting four-wheel brakes as standard equipment. We are advised that certain companies are making a point of fitting front-wheel brakes to these cars at a price of £80 to £90 per set, and the Rolls owners are paying this very gladly, as they find it very difficult to handle a big car fitted with rear wheel brakes only with the present-day conjested condition of our highways. We are not interested to supply our brakes, or fit them to these cars unless they are done through the Rolls Royce Company, and when we wrote you in regard to brakes, this was what was in our minds, that is, that possibly we might work together in a conversion of these early chasiss and if you will give this matter your consideration and favour us with a reply, we shall appreciate it very much. Yours very truly, BENDIX-PERROT BRAKES, LTD. [Signature] Managing Director. HC/EC. | ||