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).
Use of iron brake drums and shoes for a Bentley, pending a decision on using aluminium drums.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 83\2\ scan0117 | |
| Date | 25th October 1937 | |
| To HPS{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} from Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/AFM.{Anthony F. Martindale} c. Da.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} c. By.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} 200a Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/AFM.{Anthony F. Martindale}2/MH.{M. Huckerby}25.10.37. 6.B.IV. BRAKES. Until a decision can be made as to whether we are going to use aluminium drums on Bentley, or not, even assuming they are satisfactory, it is necessary to be prepared to fit iron drums and some sort of ferrous shoes. The only way quickly to make such shoes is to cast shoes identical in shape with GB2752/3 in R.R. Cylinder Iron. The increase of weight will be about 11 lbs. Will you please instuct a set of 4 shoes and two spares, immediately. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/AFM{Anthony F. Martindale}, | ||