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).
Letter from Newton & Bennett Ltd. regarding the despatch of an experimental Newton Clutch Plate.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 129\1\ scan0079 | |
| Date | 9th December 1936 | |
| 1202 NEWTON HYDRO-PNEUMATIC SHOCK ABSORBER NEWTON AUTOMATIC CENTRIFUGAL CLUTCH. NEWTON & BENNETT LTD. Valetta Road Acton, London, W.3 Head Office : King Street West, Manchester, 3 Telephone : Shepherds Bush 2372 Telegrams : "Newsorber, Ealux, London" Telephone : Blackfriars 7122 Telegrams : "Garage Manchester" [Logo: THE SOCIETY OF MOTOR MANUFACTURERS & TRADERS LTD] JA/GP. [Stamp: RECEIVED 10 DEC 1936] 9th. December, 1936. Messrs Rolls-Royce, Ltd., DERBY. Dear Sirs, Ref: Roy{Sir Henry Royce}/GC5/MW. In reply to your letter of the 4th. inst., we beg to advise you that we have this day despatched, per L.M.S. Passenger, the experimental Newton Clutch Plate to your order No. 28867. We do trust that we have not inconvenienced you seriously through the delay in delivery of this plate, but the component parts have all had to be hand-made and unfortunately we were not able to complete same in the time that we anticipated. We shall be glad to have your comments on the performance of this plate when you have had an opportunity of putting same on test, and in the meantime, remain, Yours faithfully, p.p. NEWTON & BENNETT, LTD. [Signature] Newton & Bennett Ltd. do not accept liability for any injury which may be caused by fire to any cars entrusted to them. CUSTOMERS' CARS ARE ONLY DRIVEN BY OUR STAFF AT CUSTOMERS' OWN RISK AND RESPONSIBILITY | ||