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).
Requesting an order for a 10-A-6 type Bentley clutch with specific modifications.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 129\1\ scan0049 | |
| Date | 5th November 1936 | |
| To Roy.{Sir Henry Royce} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Smth.5/JH.5.11.36. Bentley Clutch. Will you please pass an order to Borg & Beck for one 10-A-6 type clutch, but with the following modifications. (1) Extra bearing surface for pressure plate lugs, as discussed with their Messrs. Armitage & Barker. (2) Driven plate to be of cross cushion type with OLS cushioning and faced with moulded material. (3) Standard R.R. specification as regards fixing holes balance, finger setting anf finish. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Smth. | ||