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).
Request to Leonard Williams & Co. Ltd. for a 12' diameter Long clutch from a 12-cylinder Packard for experimental purposes.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 129\3\ scan0021 | |
| Date | 6th January 1936 | |
| X1110 Exptl. Dept. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls}7/KW. 6th January, 1936. Messrs. Leonard Williams & Co.Ltd., Great West Road, Brentford. Dear Sirs, We are anxious to obtain for experimental purposes a 12" diameter Long clutch, and believe that the only car in England fitted with this type of clutch is the 12-cylinder Packard. We are therefore wondering whether you would be willing to supply us with one of these clutches complete from your Service Department, and should be very grateful if this is the case. Yours faithfully, FOR ROLLS-ROYCE LIMITED. | ||