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).
Cost analysis and price comparison of clutches supplied by Borg & Beck Ltd.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 148\2\ scan0115 | |
| Date | 1st February 1939 | |
| By: c. Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} c. Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /NRC. {N. R. Chandler} c. Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} c. Roy. {Sir Henry Royce} 1260 Cost Roy {Sir Henry Royce} /Les 1/ER 1.2.39. SECRET. Clutches supplied from Borg & Beck Ltd., We are now able to give complete make-up costs of our clutches compared with similar clutches supplied by other motor-car manufacturers in this country. Although we have recently been able to reduce the price of our clutches, to their present specification by approximately 10/-, we are still paying more than 10/- per clutch above other manufacturers. For Bentley V. {VIENNA} there appears to be no reason why we should not buy a 10" "Long" type clutch for £1.18.3d. which shows a reduction in cost of 11/9d. against the price we have paid for a Borg & Beck type 10" clutch for B.2. Borg & Beck Clutches. 10" B&B 11" B&B 10" Long £ s. d. {John DeLooze - Company Secretary} £ s. d. {John DeLooze - Company Secretary} £ s. d. {John DeLooze - Company Secretary} R.R. Old Price. 2 10 0 3 0 0 2 15 0 R.R. New Price. 2 1 3 2 10 4 2 5 0 B&B Standard Finish 1 10 0 1 17 0 The difference between the cost of B&B Standard finish and our New Price is due to the following:- 10" B&B 11" B&B £ s. d. {John DeLooze - Company Secretary} £ s. d. {John DeLooze - Company Secretary} 1. Thermoid Facings. 2 0 3 0 2. Eye Bolts. (S/WNCR) 1 0 1 3 3. Eye bolt nuts. 4 6 4. Enamelling pressure plate. 5 5 5. Balancing driven plate. 6 6 6. Actuating complete clutch. 1 0 1 0 7. Polishing actuating release lever. 6 8 8. Bonderising and paint-ing. cover. 1 0 1 0 Cont'd | ||