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).
Letter from a clutch manufacturer advising that the semi-centrifugal clutch fitted to the Packard car is of the Long type.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 129\2\ scan0120 | |
| Date | 21th November 1935 | |
| C.E. Smith X1110 Telegrams BORGANBECK, LEAMINGTON SPA. Telephone LEAMINGTON SPA 1550-1. BORG & BECK COMPANY LTD. MANUFACTURERS OF CLUTCHES. Registered Office BROCK HOUSE, LANGHAM STREET, LONDON, W. 1. WORKS: Tachbrook Road. LEAMINGTON SPA. Warwickshire. Directors E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} B. BOUGHTON. W. EMMOTT. D.{John DeLooze - Company Secretary} T. BROCK. Your Ref Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}22/KW. Exptl.Dept. Our Ref. TS/HTB/CC. 21st November 1935. Messrs.Rolls-Royce Ltd., DERBY. Attention: Mr.W.A.Robotham. Dear Sirs, With further reference to your letter of the 13th instant and our acknowledgement of the 16th. instant we are pleased to advise that the semi-centrifugal clutch as fitted to the Packard car is of the Long type. Would further advise that we have recently acquired the sole manufacturing rights of the Long Clutch, and in fact complete information and technical data is now on the way over to us. Following the receipt of this the writer will be pleased to call upon you and submit to you further information. In the meantime assuring you of our best attention, we are, Yours faithfully, BORG & BECK COMPANY LIMITED, H.T.Barker. | ||