New thread pin and bush design to replace the 'Silentbloc' in the rear spring front anchorage for Bentley Lll and 50 models.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 154\2\ scan0092 | |
| Date | 10th May 1938 | |
| DV/RS. {Sir Henry Royce's Secretary} (Struck through) 1305 c. Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} ------- DA. {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} 8/G.10.5.38. BENTLEY Lll and 50. FRAME --- REAR SPRINGS. A.F.M (Handwritten) Please receive herewith the following scheme :- F.CD.642 Front Anchorage Rear Spring. In accordance with Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /Les.3/MH. {M. Huckerby} 8.4.38. we have produced a thread pin to replace the 'Silentbloc' in the front anchorage. We have shown a Cadillac type of bush pressed into the spring eye by knurled serrations with a .006 to .010 interference. Please instruct experimentally. DA. {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} | ||
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).