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).
Urgent request for a modified clutch driven plate made of .080 saw steel for a 10,000-mile test.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 85\2\ scan0160 | |
| Date | 19th March 1935 | |
| To Order Office. 4212 Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls}13/KW.19.3.35. This is to confirm our asking you to obtain as quickly as possible a clutch driven plate to EX.17695 but made of .080 saw steel instead of the 3% nickel. This is wanted urgently for 5-B-IV's 10,000 miles test in France. Order No. 54307. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls} | ||