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).
Instruction on the durometer hardness of 'Floattex' silent bloc mountings for the B.5 chassis.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 98\2\ scan0259 | |
| Date | 19th January 1939 | |
| BT{Capt. J. S. Burt - Engineer}/NS.{Norman Scott} [struck through] c. Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} c. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FD.{Frank Dodd - Bodies} [struck through] c. Ds/Ev.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} [struck through] c. Ds/ID. [struck through] HOH DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}18/G.19.1.39. F.Dodel - Do you agree Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} BENTLEY 5. FLOATEX SILENT BLOC MOUNTINGS. In accordance with the information received from Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FD.{Frank Dodd - Bodies} that 8.B.5. is running about on the Continent with 'Floatex' silent bloc mountings that have a durometer hardness figure of 60 to 70, we wish you to instruct the silent bloc for the 50 sets of B.5 chassis to have the same durometer hardness figure. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} Yes! we have asked for the harder rubber. FD.{Frank Dodd - Bodies} DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} | ||