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).
Letter sent from France concerning clutch repairs and the need to source a new crankshaft damper in Paris.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 82\3\ scan0357 | |
| Date | 3rd June 1935 | |
| HOTEL DE FRANCE CHATEAUROUX. Indre. France 3rd June 1935. Handwritten: 4200 (3) Handwritten: Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} To. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} From. G.W.H. 5. B. IV. We have fitted the centre plate to the Clutch. We have today sent you the contact arm that failed on the road. We are proceeding to Paris to obtain and fit a new centre driving plate for the Crankshaft damper. We have not received any confirmation of your coming out, but will make enquiries when we arrive in Paris. ------------------ Signature: G.W.Hancock. G.W.H. | ||