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).
Examination of a driving disc and friction material from a Bentley Trials Car.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 85\2\ scan0062 | |
| Date | 12th January 1934 | |
| [Handwritten] GRX see me X212 Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} from Mx{John H Maddocks - Chief Proving Officer} Mx{John H Maddocks - Chief Proving Officer}14/T12.1.34. BENTLEY CLUTCHES I am sending for your examination the Driving Disc and Friction Material taken from Trials Car B.7.AE. This is the third of the Trials Cars on which the driving plate has been found in this condition. The previous two have been seen by Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} The driver reports that there has been no complaint at any time of slipping. This car has run 12,000 miles. [Signature] | ||