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).
Possibility of fitting aluminium brake drums to Hall's car for Le Mans.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 90a\4\ Scan175 | |
| Date | 11th May 1936 | |
| x262 W/P - Sr. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls}14/KW.11.5.36. Re Le Mans. As you know, we should very much like to run aluminium brake drums on Hall's car. The working diameter of these is unaltered from the existing chassis, i.e., 12". Can you possibly find out for us, and have in writing from the necessary authority, whether it would be inorder to use these drums (1) without any intention to standardise them, (2) with the intention to standardise them, (3) by showing our intention to standardise them by having 30 sets in the Works. If only we could get an agreement in writing to run these parts we should feel quite happy about putting them on this car, so please do your best. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls} | ||