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).
Disagreeing with altering the 40/50 clutch spigot lubrication from the standard valve and wick pattern.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 20\1\ Scan039 | |
| Date | 17th May 1923 | |
| To Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} from R.{Sir Henry Royce} c. to CJ. E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} c. to Da.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} X872 40/50 LUBRICATION. OF CLUTCH SPIGOT. X. 872. R4/M17.5.23. In reply to your Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}6/LG10.5.23., I have definitely said that I do not agree to altering these from our standard valve and wick pattern. (1) My reason is that thousands are in use, it has always been reliable, and I do not know how Springfield dare make such an alteration without my approval. (2) It will cause endless confusion in instructions as we were experiencing at Nice with American chassis. (3) There probably will not be a very large number of this design made. The difference in cost will not therefore be material. R.{Sir Henry Royce} | ||