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).
Observations on brake performance and engine mounting for a Van Vooren Bentley B.23.AE.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 90\1\ Scan183 | |
| Date | 17th August 1936 | |
| X263 Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} c.c. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/PD. Rua Wyman noted Gwd E.1/HP.17.8.36. Van Vooren Bentley B.23.AE. --------------------------- When running the above car this week-end I noticed that the front brakes were doing very little work, and there was a considerable smell of hot brake lining from the rear. The engine mounting on this car seems very floppy at low speeds, much more so than 6-B-IV. Presumably this is merely a question of the softness of the torque control rubbers, and is not associated with the method of hanging up the unit. E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} | ||