Overheating in 'Silver Ghost' cars, suggesting a new faster fan as a solution.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 24\5\ Scan053 | |
| Date | 1st May 1925 | |
| To R. {Sir Henry Royce} from Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} c. to CJ. BJ. c. to RG. {Mr Rowledge} E. {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} c. to DA. {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} BY. {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} c. to Wor. {Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} X766 OVERHEATING. Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} 2/LG14.5.25. We attach herewith a report which reviews the overheating problem. One point we suggest might be tried to reduce the troubles on the 'Silver Ghost(1907 40/50 historic RAC 15,000 miles trial)' type cars is to fit a new type fan running at xxx higher speeds, driven by a larger fan belt. Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} [Reversed Stamp Text] MADE CROXLEY | ||
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).