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).
The supply of Thermoid faced clutch plates for chassis B.35.KU, the Paris Trials Car.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 146\1\ scan0091 | |
| Date | 9th February 1937 | |
| To Bentley Motors Ltd. Derby............ Copy to .........Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/NRC.{N. R. Chandler} Levallois Sr/VAIO/ET.9.II.37 1245- Re: CLUTCHES CHASSIS B.35.KU - PARIS TRIALS CAR. -------------------------------- With reference to our order N° 1829 and memo Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/NRC{N. R. Chandler}6/MH.{M. Huckerby} 2.II.37, a copy of waich you possess. We should mention that we have, in the past, received from Works. 2 Thermoid faced clutch plates for 4 1/4 litre chassis. One is now being fitted to chassis B.26.JD{J. Draper - Frames} (Dreyfus) and the other is going to be fitted to B.24.KT (Polignac) in about a week's time. We therefore still need one for B.35.KU. Sr/VA. P.S. Please refer to your memo RM{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/NRC.{N. R. Chandler}14/JH 8/10/37 | ||