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).
Performance and fitting of 12' and 13.5' centre plates for the 35-EX and 34-EX models.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 96\3\ scan0091 | |
| Date | 27th May 1936 | |
| -2- Ha/Smth.16/T.W./27.5.36. One of the merits of the 12" Long centre plate which continues to give satisfaction in 35-EX is that each facing is fixed by 24 rivets. Borg & Beck have made us a 13 1/2" plate to this design and Mr. is fitting it to 34-EX. The plate is not very well made, however, and is expected to give trouble through not freeing properly. Borg & Beck are obtaining from Long's in America full detail drawings of their plate so that we can go into production with it if we decide to do so. Ha/F.ll.Smith. | ||