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 to modify the rear brakes by replacing steadies on the dust covers with bent brackets from the carrier plates.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 98\1\ scan0069 | |
| Date | 8th June 1939 | |
| H50e To HPS.{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/JBD.{John B. Dixon - Fuel Systems}9/JH.8.6.39. 11.B.V. Rear Brakes. Will you please remove the steadies fitted to the dust covers for the shoe of the rear brakes and replace them by bent brackets from the carrier plates. Design dept. has been notified. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/JBD.{John B. Dixon - Fuel Systems} | ||