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).
Modification to Bentley front brake drums to integrate water excluders.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 84\2\ scan0356 | |
| Date | 19th August 1935 | |
| To E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} c. to Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} c. to Da.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} c. to Sft.{Mr Swift} K206 Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls}5/KW.19.8.35. We understand that considerable trouble is being experienced over the difficulty of fitting water excluders to Bentley front brake drums. The drawing of a modified drum has been issued in which one part of the excluder becomes integral with the drum. As an exactly similar scheme is running on 21-G-IV in France, is fitted to all SpectreCodename for Phantom III cars, and ran a considerable mileage on 5-B-IV in England, we think this modification might be adopted on production as soon as possible without scrap. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls} | ||