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 New Hudson Ltd. regarding the supply and cost of front/rear axles and Girling brakes.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 120\2\ scan0053 | |
| Date | 28th April 1936 | |
| COPY. New Hudson Ltd., Icknield Street, Birmingham,18. Our ref. AF/AL. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/AFM.{Anthony F. Martindale}19/KW. 28th April, 1936. Messrs. Rolls-Royce Ltd., DERBY. Dear Sirs, For the attention of Mr. Robotham. With reference to yours of the 23rd inst., we have looked into the question of supplying you with a front axle forging, we to machine the spring pads and then sent on the axle to you for Jig drilling the stud Ends. Turning the front and rear Backing Plates out of the solid, getting pattern for the new shows, and supplying you with GIRLING BRAKES on the front and rear axles complete, the estimated cost for the whole job would round about £55. Very frankly, if we found that we could reduce this price we would definitely submit any reduction to you. We sincerely trust you will instruct us to proceed and we will definitely promise you to submit the GIRLING end of the scheme before putting into production here. If you could give us instructions to proceed right away we could supply to you the complete job in about 4 to 5 weeks time at the outside. May we kindly hope to hear from you ? With many thanks. Yours faithfully, for NEW HUDSON LTD. WORKS MANAGER. | ||