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).
The unsafe condition of the brakes on car 35-EX, noting worn rears and groaning.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 85\1\ scan0303 | |
| Date | 12th March 1937 | |
| 1113. 206 HOTEL DE FRANCE. CHATEAUROUX. Indre. France. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/GWH{George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux}/IMW{Ivan M. Waller - Head of Chateauroux}/5/JAB.12th March 1937. To. Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} To. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/GWH.{George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux} 3.B.IV. - BRAKES. As soon as 35-EX. is finished, Sr. is to have this car back. The brakes are not fit for him or anybody else to use. The rears are nearly worn down to the rivets, but very little adjustment has been taken up on the fronts. The car cannot be stopped quickly enough for an emergency owing to the rear brakes locking with only light pedal pressure. They could not be used in Paris or by Sr. owing to severe groans which have developed. What is to be done about it ? ---------- Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/GWH{George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux}/IMW.{Ivan M. Waller - Head of Chateauroux} | ||