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).
Supply issues with hubs for Bentley cars, specifically the BDG series, and the use of Dunlop versus Rudge Whitworth wheels.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 84\4\ scan0162 | |
| Date | 23th March 1937 | |
| Roy{Sir Henry Royce}/Ms. from Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls} 202 Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Gry{Shadwell Grylls}6/R.23.3.37. Further to our telephone conversation about the supply of hubs on Bentley cars, the series giving most trouble is BDG, when, according to the list marked "For the use of Officials only" on the chassis number on which modifications were incorporated we standardised Dunlop Road Wheels. According to this list we now use "Rudge Whitworth" road wheels, but as this Company no longer exists, it will be interesting to know where the hubs are actually made. Perhaps you will look into this matter, and tell us whether we can complain to Dunlops about the situation. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls} | ||