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 quality and sourcing of studs and nuts for Wilmot Bumpers on Bentley Chassis.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 118\2\ scan0191 | |
| Date | 22th February 1935 | |
| x4522 W/S (Hn{F. C. Honeyman - Retail orders}). c. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} e.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} LA.{L. A. Archer} BY/Cgh.{W Clough}10/G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} 22.2.35. BENTLEY CHASSIS - WILMOT BUMPERS. -------------------------------- We do not consider it advisable to allow the Wilmot Breedon people to make the studs, nuts etc. for securing the bumpers to the chassis, as we do not believe they are heat treating the material from which the studs are made, and it is no use making the studs in nickel steel unless the material is correctly heat treated. In addition, we learn that they are not providing the lock for the nuts, and in our opinion this is dangerous, therefore we are now proposing to make the parts in our own Works and inform Messrs. Wilmot Breedon to purchase them from us. We are taking the matter up with Messrs. Wilmot Breedon on the above lines. BY/Cgh.{W Clough} | ||