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).
Increased weight of a sample Bentley hub cap with brass inserts designed to prevent galling.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 159\7\ scan0174 | |
| Date | 1st March 1935 | |
| To L. c. to By. {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} c. to Roy. {Sir Henry Royce} c. to Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /GWH. {George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux} 8/KW.1.3.35. Re Hub Cap to Prevent Galling. Roy. {Sir Henry Royce} C/HC.27.2.35. Whilst we appreciate the effort to reduce galling of the Bentley Hub Caps, the weight is all against the sample sent. Weight of one standard Hub Cap - 1 lb. 12 1/4 ozs. " " " with brass inserts 2 lbs. 4 1/4 ozs. Increase 28% or 2 lbs. per car. Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /GWH. {George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux} | ||