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).
Experimenting with a simplified Bentley front axle in collaboration with Girling, advising against commitment to existing forgings.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 84\3\ scan0286 | |
| Date | 8th June 1936 | |
| To By.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} X201 Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}6/KW.8.6.36. Bentley Front Axles. We are experimenting with a greatly simplified front axle which we are evolving in conjunction with the Girling people. This axle should have the advantage that it should be free from jaggers. It is still a very long way off, but we should like to ask you not to get committed unnecessarily far ahead with the existing axle forgings. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||