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).
Brake system considerations for the Bentley III and Phoenix models.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 111\3\ scan0175 | |
| Date | 28th October 1937 guessed | |
| BRAKES. 806 Bentley III Rear Brakes. Wraith type scaled down. Front Brakes. Wraith type scaled down shoe assemblies, linkage behind radiator, otherwise Wraith type. Phoenix. Chevrolet shoe assemblies. If operated by wedge require entirely new design and development as no adjustable wedge unit has been made. It is much easier to get this wedge into the rear drums than into front ones, and we see no reason why hydraulic brakes should not be used in front. The mechanical linkage could not be common on Phoenix and Bentley because of different drum size and brake interiors. Phoenix front and rear drums should be identical. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/AFM.{Anthony F. Martindale} | ||