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).
Order for Bentley clutches and modifications to a driven plate.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 129\3\ scan0008 | |
| Date | 2nd January 1936 | |
| To Roy.{Sir Henry Royce} x/12 Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Smth.2/JH.2.1.36. Bentley Clutches. (1) Will you please order from Borg & Beck 4 clutches as under:- 1 off 10" A-6 to take 178 lbs/ft. torque. 1 " 10" A-6 to take 206 lbs/ft. " 1 " 10" A-3 to take 178 lbs/ft. " 1 " 10" A-3 to take 206 lbs/ft. " (2) Will you also order, 3 off 11" driven plates lined with moulded material. (3) Will you please officially instruct them to modify the Ph.III driven plate No.2, handed to them on Tuesday last, to the following specification:- (a) Reduce crimping to be same as on plate Nos. 3 and 4. (b) Fit moulded facings. (c) Cut U-slots in the plate. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/smth. | ||