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).
Letter from Bendix Limited regarding work on a 25 HP car's clutch control layout.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 128\2\ scan0207 | |
| Date | 16th October 1933 | |
| X2200 CABLES & TELEGRAMS: BENDIXCORP, BIRMINGHAM BENDIX LIMITED TYSELEY, BIRMINGHAM DIRECTORS: J.A.THOMSON A.B.WARING F.A.STANTON. U.S.A. TELEPHONE: ACOCKS GREEN 1601-2-3-4 Your ref. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}4/MJ Messrs. Rolls-Royce Ltd., DERBY. October 16th, 1933. Attention: Mr. E.W. Hives. Dear Sirs, We duly received the 25 h.p. car from you this morning and have started work on the clutch control layout for this car. At the moment it appears that the cylinder will be mounted on a bracket from the chassis underneath the steering column, working on to a relay lever attached to the bell housing and then direct from there on to an extension of the present lever on the clutch cross-shaft. We hope to be able to install the unit system with the control valve and pendulum valve mounted on a bracket off the cylinder. We note you expect to be able to take delivery of the car again at half-past-four to-morrow, and this we hope to be able to do. We presume that if required, you will lend us detail drawings etc. of the components to enable us to make the correct fittings. We also thank you for filling up the form we sent you and for the blue print showing the pedal details, which will be very useful to us. We should like to know if it is your desire we should send them up to you for fitting or if you wish to have the fitting carried out here. Yours faithfully, BENDIX LIMITED, C.H.L. WYNNE, Engineering Department. HLW/RMS. [Sticker Text] MOTO EXHIBITION OCT. 12-21 OLYMPIA OUR STAND No. 228 Empire Hall No. 412 Gallery [Footer Text] Bendix Limited, take every precaution against fire, but do not accept liability for any injury which may be caused by fire to any Motor Vehicle or part thereof entrusted to them for any purpose whatsoever Customers' Cars are driven by our Staff at Customers' own Risk and Responsibility. | ||