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).
To reline the brakes with a different material for testing purposes.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 85\1\ scan0338 | |
Date | 2nd June 1937 | |
To HPS.{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} from Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/AFM.{Anthony F. Martindale} 306 Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/AFM.{Anthony F. Martindale}1/AP.2.6.37 5.B.1V. BRAKES. The brakes on this car are lined with VM.20 which has not turned out well. Will you please reline all brakes, front, rear foot and hand, with Ferodo M.L. as we want to gain experience with it. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/AFM.{Anthony F. Martindale} | ||