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).
The performance of a Bentley clutch and a proposal to test it at Brooklands.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 130\2\ scan0077 | |
| Date | 30th July 1932 | |
| To Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} X1113 Cricklewood, July. 30th. Bentley Clutch. The clutch is still behaving alright, in the traffic. I propose sending them down to Brooklands tomorrow morning for a series of fast runs changing gear etc., to test for creeping or flinging off the fabrics. Will you please let me know whether the Works are closed on Monday. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/G.W.Hancock. | ||