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 produce a set of front axle yokes for a Bentley 50 Chassis, referencing a memo to provide a specific castor angle.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 112\3\ scan0031 | |
Date | 22th April 1939 | |
850 and 802 HDS. c. Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} c. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FJH.{Fred J. Hardy - Chief Dev. Engineer} By/Ald.{F. Allwood - Experimental Design}1/AW.22.4.39. BENTLEY 50 CHASSIS. FRONT AXLE - SECTION 7040. Please receive herewith 2 blue prints of the following:- EXS.1610. Front axle yoke. - RH.{R. Hollingworth} - - - 1 off. EXS.1611. Front axle yoke. - LH.{Mr Haworth} - - - 1 off. The above are as requested by memo Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FJH.{Fred J. Hardy - Chief Dev. Engineer}1/WH.21.4.39, to provide a castor angle of 3/4°. Kindly produce 1 set. Ald{F. Allwood - Experimental Design} By/Ald.{F. Allwood - Experimental Design} | ||