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).
Record of cars fitted with Thermoid faced cushioned clutch plates for Phantom III models.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 96\1\ scan0179 | |
| Date | 10th August 1937 | |
| N/W. Br/Bk{A. Birkett - Commercial Manager}2/W.10.8.37. re Phantom III Clutches. Your Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/NRC{N. R. Chandler}10/JH.5.8.37. We give below a record of cars which have been fitted with the Thermoid faced cushioned clutch plate:- 3 AY 62 Seymour Berry 26 May 3-BT{Capt. J. S. Burt - Engineer}-23 - Dubonnet. Fitted June 14th. Speedometer reading 741. 3-BU-74 - Bradford. Fitted June 21st. Speedometer reading 1342. 3-BU-10 - Cobbold. Fitted June 24th. Speedometer reading 4557. 3-AX-121 - Clark. Fitted July 13th. Speedometer reading 4851. 3-BU-148 - Whigham. Fitted July 16th. Speedometer reading 3648. 3-AX-77 - Brenninkmeyer. Fitted July 20th. Speedometer reading 7434. 3-BU-200 - Reventlow. Being fitted now. Speedometer reading 982. We also have a plate in reserve for 3-AZ-186, Wilcock, and we are expecting this car in at any moment for the work to be carried out. We also confirm that 3-AX-87 - Bahawalpur, had the plate fitted by yourselves at W. Will you please advise us if you wish us to report any further of these jobs or any future plates that we may fit. We have no knowledge as to how these plates are behaving in service, but so far we have not had a complaint of this latest type clutch plate, so we must presume that they are giving good service. Bk.{A. Birkett - Commercial Manager} | ||