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).
Adaptation of Girling type rear brakes on a semi-floating rear axle for Bentley 111 and 50 models.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 120\2\ scan0291 | |
| Date | 12th March 1938 | |
| BY/NS{Norman Scott} c. Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} c. Da{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}/Hdy{William Hardy} c. Da{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}/EV.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} c. Da{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}/TWD.{T. W. D???Aeith} DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}1/G.12.3.38. 1029. BENTLEY 111 and 50. GIRLING TYPE REAR BRAKES ON SEMI-FLOATING REAR AXLE. Herewith is FD.{Frank Dodd - Bodies}125 shewing the adaptation of the Girling type rear brakes with Girling rolled steel shoes, to the above axle. Two lateral positions of the Brake Drums are shewn, the one preferred is that on the right, which should be the one detailed. Some of the parts differ from the original axle scheme. The wheel shewn is the Dunlop, but it is interchangeable with Sankeys wheel shewn on their drawing Prop.1409, and we should like these wheels to be ordered for the experiments instead of Dunlops. The urgency of this job is the same as that of the 1.500 HYpoid semi-floating axle. DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} | ||