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).
Resolutions for complaints and modifications on Mr. Fedden's Bentley car.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 89\2\ scan0089 | |
| Date | 18th February 1935 | |
| To Hd.{Mr Hayward/Mr Huddy} c. to Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} X7961B Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}7/KW.18.2.35. Attached is correspondence in connection with Mr. Fedden's Bentley car. You will see it is now agreed that he will have the cycle type wings removed, which will clean up his worst complaints of brake squeaks and wheel wobble. The list of complaints which he handed to me when I went to see him recently is attached. Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} has agreed that we shall fit the bumper bar. With regard to the noisy engine, the tappets are certainly noisy and can now be set at the reduced clearance which is now standardised. You will probably be able to say whether the timing gears etc. are up to your standard. With regard to the front brakes, now that he is having the cycle type wings removed, will you revert to the standard lining. It would appear to be policy to fit the latest type water excluders. The click in the transmission sounds like the thrust race. Will you please investigate this. The latest voltage regulator should kill the trouble with the dynamo. With regard to the instruments, we are trying to get Smiths to supply a set of the latest lightened type which have improved figures. Attached is copy of a letter I have written to Hn.{F. C. Honeyman - Retail orders} asking him to deal with the body side of the job, we should be glad if you would keep in touch with him, and between you settle when the car is to come to Derby. We do not wish to have the car in the Experimental Dept. unless some special point arises, as we are very fully occupied with other jobs at the moment. Att: Copy of Mr. Fedden's letter dated 16.2.35. List of Complaints dated 29.1.35. Copy of Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}8/KW.18.2.35. addressed to Hn.{F. C. Honeyman - Retail orders} Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||