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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).
Meeting notes discussing car development, component testing, and issues with Bentley and Phantom models.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 30\1\  Scan162
Date  18th April 1935
  
Notes of Meeting. Ex1/E18.4.35 - 2 -

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Re 100% Borg and Beck clutch referred to in former Minutes, E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} thought it was possible to get this into one or two of the remaining experimental cars to be built.

Re Comparative Costs, Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} said that this was still being investigated and thought that this work would continue for some months.

PHANTOMS.

Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} said that we had definitely decided to arrange with the coachbuilders to introduce the insulating scheme on cars going through.

BENTLEY.

5-B-IV is now in France. Certain troubles have arisen which were discussed, chiefly in connection with the springing and braking and a fan blade and bracket fracture which had occurred and as it was not the first of its type required special investigation.

Re Dynamos - the position is that a big air cooled dynamo will go out to be tried on 5-B-IV and will fit existing Bentley cars and present production.

A small air-cooled dynamo will be tried on 21-G-IV and, if satisfactory, could be introduced on the Bentley, entailing an alteration to the crankcase but which at the same time would have the advantage of making the Bentley and 20/25 crankcases interchangeable.

Re Supercharger for the Bentley - Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} said that the Bentley car with the rigged up Graham Paige supercharger would be available for us to try soon after Easter.

Report Refs Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}11/KW.12.4.35 was referred to, together with E's memo. E1/HP.11.4.35, and E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} will issue a scheme to the Experimental Department embodying the result of the experimental work.
  
  


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