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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).
Bob weight scheme to prevent brake judders on a Bentley, requesting the issue of standardisation sheets.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 85\1\  scan0200
Date  11th September 1936
  
WSch 4865 A7M X256
To Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} from Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD}
Copy to Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager}Hy.{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer}
E.BY.Da.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}
Bob Weight Scheme to prevent Brake Judders on Bentley.
Sg{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD}2/E11.9.36

Referring to Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/AFM.{Anthony F. Martindale}7/KW.10.9.36 I assume that you will take immediate action to issue the Standardisation Sheets.

From what I understood when at Derby the parts are already in hand for introduction on production as soon as possible.

Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD}

Std. Sheet issued 12/9/36
  
  


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