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 regarding the supply of steel brake shoes and issues with front braking on the 20/25 model.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 5a\3\ 03-page230 | |
| Date | 19th May 1933 | |
| Y 8850 Mr.G.W.Hancock, Hotel de France, Chateauroux, Indre, FRANCE. To Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/GWH.{George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux} from Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}18/KT.19.5.33. Next week we hope to send out to you the steel brake shoes which will enable you to run with the reduced brake clearance, and at the same time, we shall take advantage of the change to increase your front braking, as there has been a certain amount of complaint from Sales that we have not sufficient front braking on the 20/25. Our own view of that even with the front axle control we cannot put the percentage of front braking up with low rating front springs as they are not much good as axle control. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||