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).
Specification for the brakes on a left-hand drive car, detailing parts, clearances, and materials.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 121\1\ scan0263 | |
| Date | 25th April 1940 | |
| 1029 & 1046 Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} from Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/MHR.{M. H. Rigby} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/MHR.{M. H. Rigby}1/JS.{Mr Johnson's Secretary}25.4.40. LEFT HAND CAR SPECIFICATION. BRAKES. The actual parts included in the specification should be as fitted to the present experimental cars with hydraulic front brakes. All clearances of levers in jaws should be 0.005 sideways and 0.005 on the diameter. The pins to be chromium plated and plate levers dull nickel plated. See drawing Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}611. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/MHR.{M. H. Rigby} | ||