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).
Potential removal of pedal stem adjustment for Wraith III and Bentley 111 models.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 147\5\ scan0245 | |
| Date | 6th December 1937 | |
| HPS.{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} BY C. RM.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} LA{L. A. Archer} G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} RHC.{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} fil wal DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}14/G.6.12.37. 635 T/M also 200B WRAITH 111 and BENTLEY 111. PEDALS. REMOVAL OF PEDAL STEM ADJUSTMENT. Referring to HPS.{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr}7/VS.{J. Vickers}2.12.37. I understand from LA.{L. A. Archer} that coachbuilders do sometimes adjust our pedals to suit customers, also he himself is sometimes asked to set the pedals in a particular notch. It may be considered that the necessity of sometimes supplying special pedals would offset any advantage obtained by deleting the adjustment. The machined stem is more convenient for the sealing device against the floorboards than an unmachined forging would be. Our sealing device works even with the pedals depressed, which seems necessary. I think the matter wants weighing up a bit more before we delete the adjustment. NRC{N. R. Chandler} Please let DA{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} have our views done DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} | ||