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).
Change in brake lining for Bentley cars from Ferodo M.R. to Ferodo S.5805.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 85\1\ scan0057 | |
| Date | 30th March 1936 | |
| x206 To By.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} c. to By/TWD.{T. W. D???Aeith} Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/AFM.{Anthony F. Martindale}6/KW.30.3.36. Bentley Brakes. We are wanting to change from Ferodo M.R. to Ferodo S.5805 on all brakes on this car (this includes the hand brake). We are accordingly running a 10,000 miles test using this lining. Will you please see that our stocks of M.R. are not unduly large, so that the changeover can be made as soon as possible. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/A.F.Martindale. | ||